THE TOMB OF GROTIUS. 37 



" To the left of this beautiful structure is the grave of 

 Grotins, with a monument ; but paltry in comparison with 

 the former. It consists chiefly of a large medallion, repre- 

 senting the head of Grotius, in white marble, and a child 

 leaning upon an inverted torch. As the medallion is con- 

 sidered as very like him, he must have been an ugly man. 

 This city is the place of his birth. 



" At the other end of the church, in a lonely corner, lie 

 the remains of Leeuwenhoek, famous for his microscopical 

 discoveries. Over his cold earth a plain monument is 

 erected by his daughter, with a simple though beautiful 

 inscription in Latin. I was pleased by the utter stillness 

 of this corner of the church ; it felt like a place where the 

 person whose ashes it contained would have delighted to 

 pursue his beautiful discoveries unmolested by the world, 

 and in death accorded well with the gentle spirit of him 

 whose life was peace." 



THE SPIEE AT DELFT, AND THE STOEKS AGAIN. 



" From this elevated situation I had a fine view of my 

 old friends the storks, all busily employed in feeding their 

 young. I could even keep them in sight during their ex- 

 cursions to the neighbouring canals, in search, of food for 

 their unfledged offspring. The impatience of the callow 

 nestlings on perceiving the approach of the assiduous 

 parent, was extreme. They stretched their long necks 



