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Article THURLOGH, THE MILESIAN. ← Page 17 of 18 →
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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
had not time , however , to analyse it in detail , for it was at that period at which wearied nature seeks recruiting ; and the tenor of her demands , ever palatable , and ever tender , if attempted to be evaded , becomes imperious and peremptory . " You want somebody , sir , to attend you , and to take your portmanteau for you to where you intend putting up ? " said a decent-locking person , who had travelled all the way on the same vehicle with our hero , and who had been impressed rather favourably with his appearance and general manner .
" Yes , I do ; but are there not porters for that purpose . " " A porter , certainly , sir , will know the ways better than I do ; yet , if you accept of my services , they are very much at your command ; and , though both may be equally strangers to the localities , we can easily ascertain them by enquiry . " Thurlogh acquiesced ; caught by the disinterestedness of the man's proposal . He then extricated himself from importunities of the harpies , that would overwhelm him with , " A porter , your honour , a porter your honour ! " and allowed
the stranger , in triumph , to lift the portmanteau upon his shoulder , which he appeared to do with as much joy as if he were bearing the wardrobe of the conqueror of the Indies . Grafton Street was the place to which Thurlogh had determined first to steer . He had a letter of introduction , to a gentleman there residing , from one of his sons , who had been with him at the same school . Thither , therefore , he bent ; and , having retraced their course over that part of Sackville Street which they had already crossedhe and his companion
as-, cended together Carlisle Bridge , one of the numerous junctions of the opposite portions of the metropolis intersected by the stream of the celebrated Liffey . Urgent as were the appetencies of rest and of restoration , Thurlogh could not but halt to bow before the galaxy that here presented itself to bis view . Turn which way he would he was saluted by surprise . Before , behind , and
around him , there was nothing but grandeur . His ecstacy was extreme , " they talk , " said he , " of the poverty and of the uncivilization of this country ; if this be poverty what must be wealth ?—if uncivilized boors could project such embodiments , I should like to see the monuments of acknowledged culture . " There is not , perhaps , a spot on the wide map of the globe that combines so many objects of distinct , outward commendation within a conp-d ' eil , as this identical bridge . Other places there may be , separately , more enchanting ; there may be also combinations of greater pomp and voluptuousness ; but I of of
sp ^ ak the solid externals reality ; and , in these , I maintain that you can no where else find a group more imposing . The water , in the first place , claims the foreground of the picture , —then the proudly decked galleys that spread over her breast , —the bridges next bespeak our gratified inspection ; and then the luildings and public edifices put in respectively their demand as to which shall occupy the prior consideration ; and difficult very often will the stranger find it to decide . If , in tha suspense thus created , you should feel an involuntary wish for variety , you have hut to elevate your eye , and vigorous and bold , though
almost evanescent by the distance , you will see the mountains of the Lord , in all their beauty and their typicality kissing , aloft , the firmament !" In tile concentration of such a scene , it requires not much mercury to imag ine that a mind so attuned to the sublime and the grand , should lose sight , for a moment , of the cravings of appetite ; yes , hunger was absorbed in the raptures of ta < te , —the spiritual overcame the natural relish ; and the angels rejoiced and applauded the victory ! The peculiarities which had early interested Thurlogh's companion in his
fortunes , still inclined him to bear with this long trespass upon his time . Indeed , instead of a disfavour , this was an additional ligature ; for it is the nature of the good to love everything thereto allied , and , the more brilliant the alliance , the greater their devotion ; whereas , vice can never bear the least approximation to her own deformity , or if even from distress she connects her-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Thurlogh, The Milesian.
had not time , however , to analyse it in detail , for it was at that period at which wearied nature seeks recruiting ; and the tenor of her demands , ever palatable , and ever tender , if attempted to be evaded , becomes imperious and peremptory . " You want somebody , sir , to attend you , and to take your portmanteau for you to where you intend putting up ? " said a decent-locking person , who had travelled all the way on the same vehicle with our hero , and who had been impressed rather favourably with his appearance and general manner .
" Yes , I do ; but are there not porters for that purpose . " " A porter , certainly , sir , will know the ways better than I do ; yet , if you accept of my services , they are very much at your command ; and , though both may be equally strangers to the localities , we can easily ascertain them by enquiry . " Thurlogh acquiesced ; caught by the disinterestedness of the man's proposal . He then extricated himself from importunities of the harpies , that would overwhelm him with , " A porter , your honour , a porter your honour ! " and allowed
the stranger , in triumph , to lift the portmanteau upon his shoulder , which he appeared to do with as much joy as if he were bearing the wardrobe of the conqueror of the Indies . Grafton Street was the place to which Thurlogh had determined first to steer . He had a letter of introduction , to a gentleman there residing , from one of his sons , who had been with him at the same school . Thither , therefore , he bent ; and , having retraced their course over that part of Sackville Street which they had already crossedhe and his companion
as-, cended together Carlisle Bridge , one of the numerous junctions of the opposite portions of the metropolis intersected by the stream of the celebrated Liffey . Urgent as were the appetencies of rest and of restoration , Thurlogh could not but halt to bow before the galaxy that here presented itself to bis view . Turn which way he would he was saluted by surprise . Before , behind , and
around him , there was nothing but grandeur . His ecstacy was extreme , " they talk , " said he , " of the poverty and of the uncivilization of this country ; if this be poverty what must be wealth ?—if uncivilized boors could project such embodiments , I should like to see the monuments of acknowledged culture . " There is not , perhaps , a spot on the wide map of the globe that combines so many objects of distinct , outward commendation within a conp-d ' eil , as this identical bridge . Other places there may be , separately , more enchanting ; there may be also combinations of greater pomp and voluptuousness ; but I of of
sp ^ ak the solid externals reality ; and , in these , I maintain that you can no where else find a group more imposing . The water , in the first place , claims the foreground of the picture , —then the proudly decked galleys that spread over her breast , —the bridges next bespeak our gratified inspection ; and then the luildings and public edifices put in respectively their demand as to which shall occupy the prior consideration ; and difficult very often will the stranger find it to decide . If , in tha suspense thus created , you should feel an involuntary wish for variety , you have hut to elevate your eye , and vigorous and bold , though
almost evanescent by the distance , you will see the mountains of the Lord , in all their beauty and their typicality kissing , aloft , the firmament !" In tile concentration of such a scene , it requires not much mercury to imag ine that a mind so attuned to the sublime and the grand , should lose sight , for a moment , of the cravings of appetite ; yes , hunger was absorbed in the raptures of ta < te , —the spiritual overcame the natural relish ; and the angels rejoiced and applauded the victory ! The peculiarities which had early interested Thurlogh's companion in his
fortunes , still inclined him to bear with this long trespass upon his time . Indeed , instead of a disfavour , this was an additional ligature ; for it is the nature of the good to love everything thereto allied , and , the more brilliant the alliance , the greater their devotion ; whereas , vice can never bear the least approximation to her own deformity , or if even from distress she connects her-