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Excerpt from Journal of a Tour: In the Netherlands in the Autumn of 1815
I was not among those persons who took the earliest opportunity of going to the continent when, after having so long been closed to English travellers, it was once more opened upon the overthrow and abdication of Buonaparte. A journey which might have seemed easy from the south of England appeared formidable when contemplated in Cumberland; moreover, I was wedded to the enj oyments and occupa tions of domestic life; and my wishes as well as habits were so disciplined that, except now and then in books, I never incurred any ex penditure which could with propriety be spared. If a thought of visiting France and Switzerland was ever entertained, it was in the potential mood, and in the paulo-postjutwrum tense.
It happened, however, a few weeks after the battle of Waterloo, that my brother Henry.
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I was not among those persons who took the earliest opportunity of going to the continent when, after having so long been closed to English travellers, it was once more opened upon the overthrow and abdication of Buonaparte. A journey which might have seemed easy from the south of England appeared formidable when contemplated in Cumberland; moreover, I was wedded to the enj oyments and occupa tions of domestic life; and my wishes as well as habits were so disciplined that, except now and then in books, I never incurred any ex penditure which could with propriety be spared. If a thought of visiting France and Switzerland was ever entertained, it was in the potential mood, and in the paulo-postjutwrum tense.
It happened, however, a few weeks after the battle of Waterloo, that my brother Henry.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Robert Southey
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666859990
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 285
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Author
Robert Southey
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ISBN - 9781331554646
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 287
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