THE LIME-TREE 



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planted by the Swiss in commemoration of their victories 

 over Charles the Bold, are still remaining, and have been 

 the subject of many ballads. "At Fribourg," Loudon 

 informs us, " there is a large Lime, the branches of which 



are supported by props of wood. This tree was planted 

 on the day when the victory of the Swiss over the Duke 

 of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, was proclaimed, in the 

 year 1476 ; and it is a monument admirably accordant 



