Excerpt from The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale But we naturally ask ourselves in what consists the enchantment by which the great magician has so won derfully drawn our attention towards the mountainous district of his own land? Are the Scottish hills clothed with a hue of brighter green than the Harz or Taunus mountains, or the heights of the Black Forest? Do the blue waters of the Tweed re ect more brilliant colour than the Neckar or Danube; or'do its banks surpass those of the Rhine in beautiful landscape? May be, ...
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Excerpt from The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale But we naturally ask ourselves in what consists the enchantment by which the great magician has so won derfully drawn our attention towards the mountainous district of his own land? Are the Scottish hills clothed with a hue of brighter green than the Harz or Taunus mountains, or the heights of the Black Forest? Do the blue waters of the Tweed re ect more brilliant colour than the Neckar or Danube; or'do its banks surpass those of the Rhine in beautiful landscape? May be, that Scotland is gifted with a race of men possessing quali ties of greater interest than we can boast of in Germany; and that the blood which flowed in the veins of their ancestors was of a deeper hue than that of Swabians and Saxons of olden times; or again, that their women are more engaging, and their maidens more beautiful, than the daughters of Germany? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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