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artists, who areto be removed, — the professors to the 

 Eglise de Quatre Nations, and the students to the 

 Sorbonne), is beyond measure rieh in manuscripts, 

 (the gleanings of Italy,) in the complete collection 

 of engravings, and the printed books composed of 

 an assemblage of all the best libraries belonging to 

 the Sorbonne and other public institutions, inde- 

 pendent of the original collection. The medallions, 

 as well as other objects of antiquity, and above all, 

 the gems of the Cabinet de l'Antiquite, are match- 

 less ; the latter, for their immense number and ex- 

 traordinary beauty and perfection, are far superior 

 to any conception I could have formed. We have 

 lately seen the Gobelins, which is exceedingly im- 

 proved of late years : when you see the tapestry 

 placed by the side of the pictures, it is almost im- 

 possible to tell the one from the other. 



We very happily had taken a pretty wide range 

 in seeing the curiosities of Paris, before we found 

 ourselves immersed in engagements as we are at 

 present ; so that we have had an opportunity of 

 enjoying these different modes of amusement both 

 in perfection ; and great as has been the pleasure 

 we have received from the one, yet I hardly know 

 whether it is not equally as much enjoyment that 

 we derive from the other. After a time, however 

 we may be surrounded by interesting objects, yet it 

 must be from agreeable and rational society that we 

 are to look for the pleasure of so long a visit as 

 this of ours ; and we have been happy enough to 

 find it. The state of society here is of course ma- 

 terially changed since the Revolution. The people 



