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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76198" /> == | |||
<p> A Swiss canton E. of Berne, mountainous in the S., where cattle are pastured and much cheese made; in the N. and in the valleys fertile with corn and fruit crops; is German speak ing, and [[Roman]] Catholic; its highest elevation, Mount Pilatus, is 7000 ft. Stretching from the eastern corner is Lake Lucerne, one of the most beautiful in Europe. The cap. Lucerne, on the shores of the lake, is a busy tourist centre; outside its walls is the famous Lion of Lucerne, designed by Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss [[Guard]] slain while defending the Tuileries in [[Paris]] in 1792, and cut out of the solid rock. </p> | <p> A [[Swiss]] canton E. of Berne, mountainous in the S., where cattle are pastured and much cheese made; in the N. and in the valleys fertile with corn and fruit crops; is German speak ing, and [[Roman]] Catholic; its highest elevation, [[Mount]] Pilatus, is 7000 ft. [[Stretching]] from the eastern corner is [[Lake]] Lucerne, one of the most beautiful in Europe. The cap. Lucerne, on the shores of the lake, is a busy tourist centre; outside its walls is the famous [[Lion]] of Lucerne, designed by Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss [[Guard]] slain while defending the Tuileries in [[Paris]] in 1792, and cut out of the solid rock. </p> | ||
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