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to voleanic activity, exhibited to him the relation of land to sea, 
people. Those treasures of art, which Italy possesses 80 & 
antly above all other countries, must bave added oe i 
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membered Pestalozzi, whom he often visited at Iferten, 
reverence and gratitude, and had a picture of him m full length 
in his study. 
he most important point in Switzerland for him was Geneva, 
where he remained from the middle of the year 1811 65 oe 
than twelve months, This city was then particularly notet 
the active part it took in the cultivation of science, at 
natural science, and was much distinguished by the fine tone 
its society. Saussure, the first man of the city “i 
the centres of the higher circles. With the first, Ritter re 
very intimate and to him he owes many valuable hints. | eo 
vais, close at the foot of Mont Blanc, was another very of ob 
ing point for litter, as it offered to him an appara From 
serving the nature of high mountains in all their ma hich be 
this spot he made that tour around the Mont Blane, oh WT 
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tion of the bas-relief executed by Kummer. - tie attracted 
During his travels in Italy, Rome most especially mone 
waldsen, Overbeck, Cornelius, and others, who by thet ee 
and love for the arts, had raised them again to & insight iat? 
d come 
_ thus variously enriched, he returned home, and spe abolt 
menced that work, which was the chief production - ordet 
life, and which will make his memory amore: s2" 
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