192 ADVANTAGES OF TRAVELLING. 



wanderer's life are so many and varied, that they 

 amply compensate for any little discomforts that 

 he may meet with en route. 



"We English are a nation of travellers ; and, as 

 Sam Rogers says, " None want an excuse. If 

 rich, they go to enjoy; if poor, to retrench; if 

 sick, to recover ; if studious, to learn ; if learned, 

 to relax from their studies. But whatever they 

 may say, whatever they may believe, they go for 

 the most part on the same errand ; nor will those 

 who reflect, think that errand an idle one. 



" In travelling we improve imperceptibly, not in 

 the head only, but in the heart. Our prejudices 

 leave us ; seas and mountains are no longer our 

 boundaries; we learn to love, to esteem, and 

 admire beyond them. Our benevolence extends 

 itself with our knowledge, and must we not return 

 better than we went. The more highly we be- 

 come acquainted with the institutions of other 

 countries, the more must we value our own. Yet 

 the enjoyment of travelling, like other pleasures, 

 must be purchased at some little expense ; and he 



