. The pilgrim's wallet;. ong. Perhaps this distich has made as many drunkards ashis Protestantism has Christians. Let Christ be putfor wine, and we shall have the trio of the perfectman, — religion, love, and joy. Finally, if you want to feel the Rhine, walk. Thereis no royal road to this sort of learning any morethan to any of its kindred. Skimming over its watersis as profitless as skimming over the pages of a trans-lation to the professed student of the classics. Like A PILGRIMAGE ON THE RHINE. 429 Antaeus, you must touch the earth if you would bestrengthened. You must move slowly over the
. The pilgrim's wallet;. ong. Perhaps this distich has made as many drunkards ashis Protestantism has Christians. Let Christ be putfor wine, and we shall have the trio of the perfectman, — religion, love, and joy. Finally, if you want to feel the Rhine, walk. Thereis no royal road to this sort of learning any morethan to any of its kindred. Skimming over its watersis as profitless as skimming over the pages of a trans-lation to the professed student of the classics. Like A PILGRIMAGE ON THE RHINE. 429 Antaeus, you must touch the earth if you would bestrengthened. You must move slowly over the land-scape ; you must stop and drink in gradually its peculiarbeauties. So take my advice, and walk the whole ninetymiles. A little bag or wallet, and a good staff, is all youneed, your luggage being sent forward in the riversteamers. Guest-houses, as the Germans call theirinns, cheap, and usually neat, are at every few miles,and better guest-houses are provided by Nature on everygreen sward and under every green
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