Excerpt from Le Monde Comme IL Est, Vol. 1
En Angleterre, en Allemagne, un beau site attire des promeneurs en foule; on bâtit des auberges à 068 curieux, on leur fait des'routes; enfin il n'existe pas un beau paysage qui ne soit célèbre et de la vue duquel on ne puisse jouir commodément.
Il en est de même des personnes il y a peu de disposition d'âme, si bizarre qu'elle paraisse, qui n'ait été reconnue et expliquée, si ce n'est excusée par la per8picacité anglaise et par la tolérance allemande, véritable philosophie pra tique.
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