Excerpt from Domestic Residence in Switzerland, Vol. 1 It was accident, as we too often call the arrangements of an all-wise, and all-kind Providence, manifested in particulars, as well as in generals, that first made me a traveller; accident, too, that was but one link in a long chain of such adverse circumstances, that the idea of noting an image, a thought, an occur rence on my way, for publication, never once entered my head. Nevertheless, the scenes through which I had to pass, were so beautiful, and peopled with so many historical recollec tions, and poetic legends, that my imagination could not help catching a spark of its wonted fires, as I gazed on the objects around me. 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.