Letters of a Traveller - Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America by William Cullen Bryant
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Letter XXII.--Edinburg.--The Old Town.--The Castle.--Solid Architecture of the New Town.--Views from the different Eminences.--Poverty in the Wynds and Alleys.--Houses of Refuge for the Destitute.--Night Asylums for the Houseless.--The Free Church.--The Maynooth Grant.--Effect of Endowments. Letter XXIII.--Fishwomen of Newhaven.--Frith of Forth.--Stirling.-- Callander.--The Trosachs.--Loch Achray.--Loch Katrine.--Loch Lomond. --Glenfalloch.--Dumbarton.--The Leven. Letter XXIV.--Glasgow.--Its Annual Fair.--Its Public Statues.--The Free Church.--Free Church College.--Odd Subject of a Sermon.--Alloway.--Burns's Monument.--The Doon.--The Sea.--Burns's Birthplace.--The River Ayr. Letter XXV.--Voyage to Ireland.--Ailsa Craig.--County of Down.--County of Lowth.--Difference in the Appearance of the Inhabitants.-- Peat-Diggers.--A Park.--Samples of different Races of Men.--Round Towers.--Valley of the Boyne.--Dublin.--Its Parks.--O'Connell.--The Repeal Question.--Wall, the Artist.--Exhibition of the Royal Hibernian Society. Letter XXVI.--Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell.--Humanity and Skill.--Quiet Demeanor of the Patients.--Anecdotes of the Inmates.--The Corn-law Question.--Coleman's Improvement on the Piano. Letter XXVII.--Changes in Paris.--Asphaltum Pavements.--New and Showy Buildings.--Suppression of Gaming-Houses.--Sunday Amusements.--Physical Degeneracy.--Vanderlyn's Picture of the Landing of Columbus. Letter XXVIII.--A Journey through the Netherlands.--Brussels.--Waterloo. --Walloons and Flemings.--Antwerp.--Character of Flemish Art.--The |
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