936 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



*• to think as I did. Their frigidity 

 " formed such a contrast to my 

 '' warmUi, and their composure to 

 my uneasiness, that my disgnst 



" inrreased every moment, and 

 *' with it my taciturnity and rc- 

 " serve. I endeavoured to collect 

 " myself once or twice, l)ut failed 

 '' in cTcry attempt ; for. whatever 

 " I said, even when I was convinced 

 " of its proprio<y, seemed to me. as 

 " I pronounced it with hesitation, 

 <' either ai?ectcd or rude, pedantic 

 " or frivolous, that made me dis- 

 " satisfied with myself, and when 

 " we are so, we arc utterly iu'capa- 

 " ble of pleading ethers, 



" ' You are probably an admirer 

 '• of line prospects!' said the young 

 " gent'fman. -Jle opened the wiii- 

 " dow as he spoke, made a motion 

 " with his hand for me to approach 

 " it, and stepped back, to make 

 " way for me, witli a look of iudif- 

 " ference. 



" Had I been left alone a quar- 

 " ter of an hour, or, what would 

 " have been still more desirabif, in 

 *' vour comjjany that space of 

 " timi>, J should have recovered 

 " myself, and thought and acted 

 " in my usual manner. I'he view 

 '■^ was cnchantir.gly beautiful, and 

 *' thawed, although only for a mo- 

 " ment, my frozen mind : an e.\- 

 " tensive prospect, that inclosed 

 *' some towns, and several villages, 

 " with their domains, majestic 

 " mountains, covered with dark 

 " groves on one side, and on the 

 *' other fields and meadows, deck- 

 " ed in the gay and varie^^ated at- 

 " tire of summer, and striped with 

 " different hues of pleasing colours; 

 " just under the window the duke's 

 " elegant garden, in vvh'ch nature 

 " was so happily assisted by art, 

 '^ tliat thu ia:pruviug baud uf the 



" latter was hardly perceptible ; 

 " and the t(,ut ensemble formed the 

 " most picturesque scene that cau 

 " well be imagined. 



" The river gently flowed along 

 " one side of the garden, then me- 

 " andrcd through a grove, and at 

 " last formed an extensive angle 

 " that encompassed part of the 

 <' town ; and the busy })ustlc that 

 '<- was visible in the town amused 

 " my mind, which, at the same time 

 " was lulled into a pleasing melan- 

 " choly, by the various lights the 

 '• Mhole prospect appeared in ; for 

 '• one side of it glittered in sun- 

 " siiine, whilst the other was co- 

 " vered with an awful gloom, that 

 'v was caused by the dark clouds 

 " t]>at were gathering in the west, 

 " aiid between both long streaks 

 " of light and shade were to be 

 " seeti. 



" 1 turnud round to tlic room 

 " with a head full of confused 

 " ideas. The two gentlciTneu wcra 

 " standing near the fire-place, and 

 " looking at some figures in bass- 

 " relief that were over it. It did 

 " not strike meat the moment that 

 " persons to whom the jirospect 

 " was familiar, could nat admire 

 " its beauty with the rapture I 

 " did ; but my warmth, and, per- 

 " haps, the secret M'ishto prove to 

 " them that I was not devoid of 

 " sensibility, made me express my- 

 " self in terms that I felt the im- 

 " propriety of, the moment I had 

 " uttered "them :— ' Good God !' 

 " exclaimed I, ' is it possible for 

 " any heart to be cold and unfecl- 

 " ing enough to view such a prospect 

 " as this with indilference ! those 

 " who can, are, in my opinion, ob- 

 " jects of pity.' 



" The eldest of my companions 

 " looked at me with contracted 



*' eye- 



