...to the concluding words of his ' Diary on the Continent,' where, speaking of the Swiss, he says : " Do the faults of this people arise from the peculiarity...institutions. I must go to America — that's decided." But, before he went, he again visited England, and wrote the two following letters from Duke Street...

...on the Continent " propound a serious question : " Do the faults of this people (to wit, the Swiss) arise from the peculiarity of their constitutions,...institutions. I must go to America — that's decided." A biographer of any virtue will desire to be inspired with the Boswellian spirit — to write as loyally...

...on the Continent " propound a serious question : " Do the faults of this people (to wit, the Swiss) arise from the peculiarity of their constitutions,...those who live under similar institutions. I must go toAmerica — that's decided." A biographer of any virtue will desire to be inspired with the Boswellian...

...significance of his comments on Switzerland in the Diary on the Continent ; — "Do the faults of these people arise from the peculiarity of their constitutions,...them with those who live under similar institutions. / must go to America — that is decided" He was received by the Americans with a curious mixture of...

...Diary on the Continent propound a serious question: "Do the faults of this people (to wit, the Swiss) arise from the peculiarity of their constitutions,...institutions. I must go to America— that's decided." Being a biographer requires a certain amount of loyalty to one's subject, but I cannot quite believe...