Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

Geneva and the Lake. 361.
Circuit of Mountains, and conveys it off
to Lyons. From Lyons there is another
great Rent, which runs across the whole
Country in almost another streight Line,*
and not with (landing the vast height of
the Mountains that rise about it, gives
it the ihortest Course it can take to fall
into the Sea. Had such a River as this
been left to it self to have found its way
out from among the Alps, whatever
Windings it had made it mull have for-
med several little Seas, and have laid ma-
ny Countries under Water before it had!
come to the End of its Course. 1 shall
not make any Remarks upon Geneva,
that is a Republick so well known to
the Englijh. It lyes at present under
some Difficulties by reason of the Em-
peror’s Displeasure, who has forbidden
into any Part of the Empire, which
People, unless the Magistrates sind some
way to remedy it; and they say it is al-
ready done by the Interposition of the
States of Holland. The Occasion of the
ing great Sums to the King of France
for the Payment os his Army in Italy,
They obliged themselves to remit, after
the rate of Tweh idred
R Pounds