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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829   By:

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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829 is a fascinating collection of essays, stories, and poems that provide a glimpse into the cultural landscape of the early 19th century. The variety of topics covered in this volume is impressive, ranging from literary criticism to travel narratives to reports on scientific discoveries. The writing is of a high caliber, with each piece engaging the reader and offering valuable insights into the world of the time. Overall, this volume is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of literature and society in the 19th century.

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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

VOL. 14, NO. 403.] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1829. [PRICE 2d.

Fall of the Staubbath.

[Illustration: Fall of the Staubbath.]

In the poet and the philosopher, the lover of the sublime, and the student of the beautiful in art the contemplation of such a scene as this must awaken ecstatic feelings of admiration and awe. Its effect upon the mere man of the world, whose mind is clogged up with common places of life, must be overwhelming as the torrent itself; perchance he soon recovers from the impression; but the lover of Nature, in her wonders, reads lessons of infinite wisdom, combined with all that is most fascinating to the mind of inquiring man. In the school of her philosophy, mountains, rivers, and falls not only astonish and delight him in their vast outlines and surfaces, but in their exhaustless varieties and transformations, he enjoys old and new worlds of knowledge, apart from the proud histories of man, and the comparative insignificance of all that he has laboured to produce on the face of the globe.

Few have witnessed the Staubbach , or similar wonders without acknowledging the force of their impressions. This Fall is in the valley of Lauterbrun, the most picturesque district of Switzerland... Continue reading book >>


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