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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Lucerne
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A Swiss canton E. of Berne, mountainous in the S., where cattle are pastured and much cheese made; in the N. and in the valleys fertile with corn and fruit crops; is German speak ing, and Roman Catholic; its highest elevation, Mount Pilatus, is 7000 ft. Stretching from the eastern corner is Lake Lucerne, one of the most beautiful in Europe. The cap. Lucerne, on the shores of the lake, is a busy tourist centre; outside its walls is the famous Lion of Lucerne, designed by Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guard slain while defending the Tuileries in Paris in 1792, and cut out of the solid rock.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lucerne'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/lucerne.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lucerne'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/l/lucerne.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
