Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.: with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von
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Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.: with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.
Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von
Great Britain -- Description and travel; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
'Vie de Château.' Cathedral at St. Asaph. Tabernacle. True faith.
Denbigh Castle. Meeting of Harpers. Romantic Valley. Pretty Fanny. Her
dairy and aviary. Paradise of fowls. Ride through romantic country.
Short stay at Craig y Don. Newspaper article. Irish dinner. Happy
condition of the middle classes. Opinions on England. The Isle of
Anglesea. Paris mines. Copper smelting. New inventions. Holyhead.
Light-house. Terrific rocks. Sea-birds. Hanging bridge. Stormy passage
to Ireland. First Impression of the country. Dublin. Exhibition of
fruits and flowers. Walk in the city. Sight-seeing. Palace of the Lord
Lieutenant, and modern Gothic chapel. University. My Cicerone. Organ of
the Armada. Archimedes' burning glass. Portraits of Swift and Burke.
Battle of Navarino. Phoenix Park. Characteristics of the people. Lady
B----. The meaning of "character" in England. The Liffy. W---- Park.
Charming entrance. "The Three Rocks." Beautiful view. Irish peasant
women. Wooden Capuchin. The Dandy. Comfortable arrangements for the
English aristocracy. Country visit. First interview with Lady M----.
Unfortunate end of a ride. Further particulars concerning the Muse of
Ireland......317
LETTER XXIX.
Ride on horseback into the county Wicklow. Bray. Student's equipment.
English piety. Kilruddery. Glen of the Downs. Summer-house. Vale of
Durwan. The giant. The Devil's Glen. Küleborn. Rural repast in Rosanna.
The tourists. Avondale, an Eden by moonlight. Avoca Inn. The meeting of
the Waters. Castle Howard. Beautiful portrait of Mary Stuart. Bally
Arthur. The ha-ha. My horse at blind-man's buff. Shelton Abbey. The
negro porter. Loss of my pocket-book. What is a gentleman? Valley of
Glenmalure. Lead mines. Military road. The sun behind black masses of
clouds. The seven churches. Mysterious tower without an entrance. The
black lake of St. Kevin. The giant Fian M'Cumhal. The enamoured
Princess. Her tragical end, and the saint's excessive rigour. Irish
toilet. Walter Scott and Moore in the mouth of a peasant. Morass and
will-o'-the-wisp. A night upon straw. Hedge of Mist. First peep of sun
over the lake and valley of Luggelaw. Romantic solitude. The statue of
rock. P---- Park. Intolerance, cant, and abuse of the Sunday.
Sugar-loaf. Rich country. Repose by the brook. Lord Byron......331
LETTER XXX.
Donnybrook fair. The lovers. Powerscourt. The Dargle and The Lover's
Leap. The waterfall. Galopade, with the guide behind me. Inn at Bray.
Sketch of English manners. Grand Duke of S---- W.----. Advantages of a
humble mode of travelling. Activity of beggars. Kingston. Construction
of the harbour. Machinery. The Spectre ship. Tasteless and appropriate
monument in honour of George the Fourth. Fine road to Dublin. Catholic
association. English horse-riders and admirable clowns. The dance of
Polypi......340
LETTER XXXI.
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