A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . in vain. TheEnglish always enter in this manner, said he—andhaving reached the hotel, he gave one super-eminentflourish—which threw him off his balance, and nearlybrought him to the ground. When I paid him, hepleaded hard for an extra Jive sous for this concludingflourish ! I am now therefore safely and comfortably lodged inthis spacious hotel, by the side of the river ///—of whichit is pleasing to catch the lingering breezes as theystray into my chamber. God bless you. P. 8. One thing I cannot help adding — perhapshar
A bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour in France and Germany . in vain. TheEnglish always enter in this manner, said he—andhaving reached the hotel, he gave one super-eminentflourish—which threw him off his balance, and nearlybrought him to the ground. When I paid him, hepleaded hard for an extra Jive sous for this concludingflourish ! I am now therefore safely and comfortably lodged inthis spacious hotel, by the side of the river ///—of whichit is pleasing to catch the lingering breezes as theystray into my chamber. God bless you. P. 8. One thing I cannot help adding — perhapshardly deserving of a postscript. All the way from PARIS TO STRASBOURG. 555 Paris to Strasbourg, I am persuaded that we did notmeet six travelling equipages. The lumbering dili-gence and steady Poste Royale were almost the onlyvehicles in action besides our own. Nor were thereeither villas or chateaux; such as, in our own country,enliven the scene and put the traveller in spirits. END OF VOL. II. Loudon : printed by W. Bulmer and W. , St. University of California SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. 4?ECD LB-UW, JAN 131996
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