A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . thenot less venerable Betencourt) Monsieur wishes toshew his respect to you by so doing:—to which Iadded— you will only be imitating your great prede-cessors, Mabillon and Montfaucon — by la bonne heure, quil vienne done . ce MonsieurLewis—et quil fasse ce que lui plaira, replied my con-senting host . . while I was charmed by the gracioussmile with which the assent was accompanied. visited him twice, and entreated him to put onhis cap in preference to his ivig—which is a short,unseemly scratch—and
A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . thenot less venerable Betencourt) Monsieur wishes toshew his respect to you by so doing:—to which Iadded— you will only be imitating your great prede-cessors, Mabillon and Montfaucon — by la bonne heure, quil vienne done . ce MonsieurLewis—et quil fasse ce que lui plaira, replied my con-senting host . . while I was charmed by the gracioussmile with which the assent was accompanied. visited him twice, and entreated him to put onhis cap in preference to his ivig—which is a short,unseemly scratch—and most unmeet garniture for thescull of a learned Benedictin. However, he wouldnot consent. If M. D. wants to have me en pleinecostume, I must put on my cowl — as he will findit in Mabillons portrait, observed Dom Brial. Butthis was not to be endured; and Mr. Lewis finishedthe portrait here enclosed,* with his pencil; hav-ing some little difliculty, occasionally, to keep thesitters eyes open—and describing, in the back-ground, * See the Opposite PlatEw. , fn^&l iy Lcniorv. )^. li21. MEN OF LETTERS. 429 the circular flue by which his room is heated, with avolume of the Recueil, &c. lying against it. It isconsidered to be a perfect likeness ; but I really thinkthe nose of the venerable Benedictin has been a littleoutraged in size. Such as it is, however, it cannot failto be acceptable to all who know and love the man;and to know and love are almost simultaneousoperations. I must not quit the mention of the respectablenames of Messrs. Brial and Betencourt, withoutinforming you of a visit which I made, at their sugges-tion, at one of the sittings of the Institute. These sga-vants are joint Secretaries, and take their places at rightangles with the President, and immediately opposite the chairs of honour destined for the Visitors. Ontaking my seat, as the seance commenced, I could nothelp conte
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