Difference between revisions of "Lucerne"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76198" /> == | == 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 | <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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Revision as of 13:56, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) See Lucern, the plant.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
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.
