Memoirs of Celebrated Characters, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoirs of Celebrated Characters, Vol. 3 of 3 WE are about to relate what the Swiss have handed down as the poetic origin of their freedom; but let us first refer to history and geography, for such information as they afford respecting Switzerland (or Helvetia) and its inhabitants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.