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Miscellaneous Observations And Reflections Made In A Tour Through London,
but the Borough ; but if a stranger goes upon it , he hardly knows noAv to go off . His thoughts will flow faster than the river , in contemplating that the present riches of the kingdom sailed up this channel ; that the manufactures produced by thousands press it ; that if water quenches fire , according to the old adage , it must be in other places ; for here the river
. , supplying the city with fuel , may be said to kindle it ; that this key opens a passage to every country in Europe , and , on the contrary , opens London to them ; that every language and every luxury are wafted up . Down this passage James the Second , the ¦ last of the Stuart race , fled from a crown ; and George the First , to enjoy one , through the same passage led up the line of Brunswick . ' the
Among prodi gious number of vessels which comnose this grand prospect , seems one in Avhich is a young sailor , who casts many a wishful look on a woman with a child , standing on the shore . The ship takes in her cable , and glides gently with the tide . A vast ocean is going to separate , perhaps for ever , a fond husband from a ' -wife who appears lovel y in distress , and a tender infant . He still moves her heart with him
on ; moves , and her tears follow . The winding river terminates their si ght , but not their grief . ' Another seemed a new vessel just arrived , having three masts ; and as I had never been on'board a ship , nor seen one of that magnitude , I descended from the bridge with a desi gn to board her . A plank facilitated butto disappointmentthe
my passage ; , my , people Avere all S paniards from Bilboa ; not one of them understood a word of mine , nor I of theirs : however , they treated me with great civility , and we parted better friends than the English and Spaniards oiten do . r
¦ sx .- JAMES ' .-We pride ourselves on visiting tlie abode of Kino-s . This plrce has more the appearance of a prison than a palace . Itls ancient , low extensive , dark , and abounds , with irregular chimnies . My chief view Avas to see the head of a famil y which has long had my best wishes The pleasure grounds , which form the Park , are extremely delightful and well furnished with live
, stock . In the first room I entered were placed in order a great number of arms . « I seem , " says I , " to be arrived upon peaceable ground for these arms appear out of use , by the dust upon them . " " Thev are cleaned Sir , once in two years . " " Then I suppose the two years are nearly expired ? " A smile was the answer . ¦
I passed through two or three other apartments , when a gentleman approached me— " Sir , it is not customary for any person to appear m the King s Court with his hat on . " » I beg pardon , Sir ; I was so attentive to the objects before me , I forgot I had one . " In the grand council room I was indulged , like other children with the chair of state . The chandeliers and girandoles were of silverlather heavy , and not very elegant ; and though the furniture was iicu , not too rich for a sovereign prince . VOL . vi . A a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Miscellaneous Observations And Reflections Made In A Tour Through London,
but the Borough ; but if a stranger goes upon it , he hardly knows noAv to go off . His thoughts will flow faster than the river , in contemplating that the present riches of the kingdom sailed up this channel ; that the manufactures produced by thousands press it ; that if water quenches fire , according to the old adage , it must be in other places ; for here the river
. , supplying the city with fuel , may be said to kindle it ; that this key opens a passage to every country in Europe , and , on the contrary , opens London to them ; that every language and every luxury are wafted up . Down this passage James the Second , the ¦ last of the Stuart race , fled from a crown ; and George the First , to enjoy one , through the same passage led up the line of Brunswick . ' the
Among prodi gious number of vessels which comnose this grand prospect , seems one in Avhich is a young sailor , who casts many a wishful look on a woman with a child , standing on the shore . The ship takes in her cable , and glides gently with the tide . A vast ocean is going to separate , perhaps for ever , a fond husband from a ' -wife who appears lovel y in distress , and a tender infant . He still moves her heart with him
on ; moves , and her tears follow . The winding river terminates their si ght , but not their grief . ' Another seemed a new vessel just arrived , having three masts ; and as I had never been on'board a ship , nor seen one of that magnitude , I descended from the bridge with a desi gn to board her . A plank facilitated butto disappointmentthe
my passage ; , my , people Avere all S paniards from Bilboa ; not one of them understood a word of mine , nor I of theirs : however , they treated me with great civility , and we parted better friends than the English and Spaniards oiten do . r
¦ sx .- JAMES ' .-We pride ourselves on visiting tlie abode of Kino-s . This plrce has more the appearance of a prison than a palace . Itls ancient , low extensive , dark , and abounds , with irregular chimnies . My chief view Avas to see the head of a famil y which has long had my best wishes The pleasure grounds , which form the Park , are extremely delightful and well furnished with live
, stock . In the first room I entered were placed in order a great number of arms . « I seem , " says I , " to be arrived upon peaceable ground for these arms appear out of use , by the dust upon them . " " Thev are cleaned Sir , once in two years . " " Then I suppose the two years are nearly expired ? " A smile was the answer . ¦
I passed through two or three other apartments , when a gentleman approached me— " Sir , it is not customary for any person to appear m the King s Court with his hat on . " » I beg pardon , Sir ; I was so attentive to the objects before me , I forgot I had one . " In the grand council room I was indulged , like other children with the chair of state . The chandeliers and girandoles were of silverlather heavy , and not very elegant ; and though the furniture was iicu , not too rich for a sovereign prince . VOL . vi . A a