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THE ANECDOTE GALLERY.


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VISIT TO FERNEY IN 1829.

_Sharpe's London Magazine_, (No, 3.),


Contains a pleasant article under the above title, describing the
present state of Ferney, the residence of Voltaire, an engraving of
which appeared in our No. 384. We would willingly have made the journey,
and written our description in the Poet's _salon_, could we have "stayed
time;" but as the old dials quaintly tell us, time "tarryeth for no
man," and we were then compelled to adopt the most recent description.

Such of this last "Visit to Ferney" as relates to the Château will
therefore be interesting, as a supplement to our previous
illustration:--

"The road leading from Geneva to this celebrated spot is delightful,
bordered on each side with superb villas, and presenting picturesque
points of view only to be found in the environs of that enchanting city.