On arriving at Lausanne, we heard of the fate of the Young American, whose death is here lamented. He had been our companion for three days; and we separated upon Mount Righi with mutual hope of meeting again in the course of our Tour. GOLDAU, mentioned towards the conclusion of this Piece, is a Village at the foot of Mount Righi, one of those overwhelmed by a mass which fell from the side of the mountain ROSSBERG, a few years ago.--W.W. 1822.] [Footnote 560: 1837 ... that sweetly smiled, 1822. ] [Footnote 561: 1827. All that we knew of lively care, 1822. ] [Footnote 562: 1832. ... sod to strew, That lacks the ornamental care 1822. ] [Footnote 563: 1827. Sweet as Eve's fondly-lingering rays, 1822. ] [Footnote 564: 1832. ... that stone 1827. ] [Footnote 565: This stanza was first added in 1827.] FOOTNOTES: [Footnote JE: Mount Righi--Regina Montium.--W. W.] XXXIII SKY-PROSPECT--FROM THE PLAIN OF FRANCE Lo! in the burning west, the craggy nape Of a proud Ararat! and, thereupon, The Ark, her melancholy voyage done! Yon rampant cloud mimics a lion's shape; There, combats a huge crocodile--agape 5 A golden spear to swallow! and that brown And massy grove, so near yon blazing town, Stirs and recedes--destruction to escape! Yet all is harmless--as the Elysian shades Where Spirits dwell in undisturbed repose-- 10 Silently disappears, or quickly fades: Meek Nature's evening comment on the shows That for oblivion take their daily birth From all the fuming vanities of Earth! The only allusion in Mrs. Wordsworth's Journal to any noteworthy "sky-prospect from the plain of France," occurs when they rested at Fontainbleau. "Sept. 30.--... Seeing the forest rise at the end of a long vista of trees, our guide said that from that point we should have a fine view. Passed through the old-fashioned French flower garden, with its large sheet of water.... Surprised by the view from the hill, first towards the palace, and the expanse beyond, and immediately opposite this (what we so little expected to see) a rocky dell in that sandy region; most curious, the bank before us scattered thickly with rocks, by that dim light appearing like a large village. Glorious crimson light in the west, all the rest of the sky a clear cloudless blue. The evening star very large, and alone. An impressive silence in the air, so that we heard the sounds from the distant town distinctly."