Excerpt from The Library, Vol. 1 His first communication depicts his progress up the Thames, which he regards as greatly surpassing even the charming banks Of the Elbe. Then he disembarks near Dartford, whence, with two companions, he posts to London, behind a round-batted postillion with a nosegay in his bosom He is delighted with the first view he gets of an English soldier, in his red uniform, his hair cut short and combed back on his forehead so as to afford a full view of his fine broad manly face. He is interested ...
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Excerpt from The Library, Vol. 1 His first communication depicts his progress up the Thames, which he regards as greatly surpassing even the charming banks Of the Elbe. Then he disembarks near Dartford, whence, with two companions, he posts to London, behind a round-batted postillion with a nosegay in his bosom He is delighted with the first view he gets of an English soldier, in his red uniform, his hair cut short and combed back on his forehead so as to afford a full view of his fine broad manly face. He is interested also to see two boys engaged in the national sport of boxing; and he marvels at the huge gateway-like sign-posts of the village inns. Passing over Westminster Bridge, he does not, like Wordsworth, burst into a sonnet, but he is impressed (as who would not be!) by that un equalled coup d'eril. The prospect from this bridge alone (he says) seems to afford one the epitome of a journey, or a voyage in miniature, as containing something of everything that most usually occurs on a journey. Presently, a little awed by the prodigious great ness and gloom of the houses (which remind him of Leipzig), he finds lodgings in George Street, Strand, with a tailor's widow, not very far. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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