CONTENTS. LETTER I. Anglesea-Its Copper Works-The River Mersey-The Roadside- LETTER II. Dryburgh Abbey-Walter Scott's Tomb-Abbotsford-Melrose trine-Loch Lomond-Dumbarton, LETTER III. Newcastle-upon-Tyne-English Inns-Giants' Causeway-North of Ireland, LETTER IV. PAGE 5 20 31 Route-Menai Bridge-Coal Mines-Oxford-London-Grand LETTER V. 38 Brussels-Its Lace, and Lace Manufacture-Singular Appendage Konigstein Prague - Bohemia - Smokers - Novel Railroad. LETTER VII. Zurich, its Lake-Maximilian's Towers-Lintz-Jesuits-Salzburg, LETTER IX. 62 74 Munich-A City of Fresco, its Churches-Palaces-Glyptothek LETTER XII. LETTER XIII. Greek Costume-Island of Scio-Ravages of the Greek Revolu- LETTER XIV. Fire Towers-Cemeteries-" Sweet Waters of Europe"-Royal Burial-Place-Curious Women-Dogs-Dervishes-Sail up the LETTER XV. Lazaretto at Malta-Visit to the Mosque at St. Sophia-The Slave Market-The Cistern of the Thousand and One Columns-Cut. LETTER XVI. LETTER XVII. Voyage to Malta-Dangers of Shipwreck-Smyrna-The Fig Sea LETTER XIX. Syracuse Temple of Minerva-Ear of Dionysius-Dead Monks LETTER XX. CONTENTS. LETTER XXII. Monte Nuovo-The Sybil's Grotto-The Baths of Nero-The Pis- cena-Arco Felice-Temple of Jupiter Serapis-Solfatara- LETTER XXIII. Palace of the King-Capua-Mola de Gaeta-Inn of Terracina- LETTER XXIV. High Mass-Dress-Ceremonies-St. Peters-Ascent to Dome, LETTER XXV. 371 PAGE The Vatican-Love Letters-The Hall of Animals-Paintings- LETTER XXVI. Statuary-Exhibition at the Propaganda-The Quirinal Palace- LETTER XXVII. The Opera-Tivoli, its Cascades-Presentation to the Pope-His LETTER XXVIII. Journey from Rome-The Lily of Italy-The Bazaar-The Duo- LETTER XXIX. LETTER XXX. LETTER XXXI. The Port of Valencia-The City--Vehicle of the Country-Con- 225 The Ghibelfaro-Alameda-Beautiful Women-Cathedral--Envi- LETTER XXXIV. Royalists Shot-Spanish Revenue Cutters-Service in the Cathedral LETTER XXXV. PAGE . 305 . 313 Cadiz-its Houses, Towers, Balconies, Walls, Harbor, and Situation Spanish Dances-Cathedral Giralda-Moorish Palace-The Lonja LETTER XXXVII. The Standish Gallery-A Blind Musician-Royal Tobacco Manu- LETTER XXXVIII. Seville to Val-de-Penas--A Spanish Diligencia-Cremona-Cos- LETTER XXXIX. Robbers of Andujar-Sterility of the Table Land of Spain-Suf- LETTER XL. Rejoicings of Madrid on the Arrival of the Queen-Mother-The LETTER XLI. Leaving Madrid-Appearance of the Country-Burgos-its Cathe- LETTER XLII. Ride from Bayonne to Bordeaux-Bordeaux-A Beautiful Seaport LETTER XLIII. Tours-The Loire-Massacre of Huguenots--Orleans-Joan d'Arc 364 |