,therefinementofhighly,cultivatedsociety,;,--totread,asitwere,inthefootstepsofantiquity--toloiterabouttheruinedcastle--tomeditateonthefallingtower--toescape,inshort,fromthecommonplacerealitiesofthepresent,andlosemyselfamongtheshadowygrandeursofthepast.
Ihad,besideallthis,,itistrue,ourgreatmeninAmerica:,andbeenalmostwitheredbytheshadeintowhichtheycastme;forthereisnothingsobalefultoasmallmanastheshadeofagreatone,;forIhadreadintheworksofvariousphilosophers,thatallanimalsdegeneratedinAmerica,,thoughtI,mustthereforebeassuperiortoagreatmanofAmerica,asapeakoftheAlpstoahighlandofHudson;andinthisideaIwasconfirmed,byobservingthecomparativeimportanceandswellingmagnitudeofmanyEnglishtravellersamongus,who,Iwasassured,,thoughtI,andseethegiganticracefromwhichIamdegenerated.
,;butratherwiththesaunteringgazewithwhichhumbleloversofthepicturesquestrollfromthewindowofoneprint-shoptoanother;caughtsometimesbythedelineationsofbeauty,sometimesbythedistortionsofcaricature,,pencilinhand,andbringhometheirportfoliosfilledwithsketches,,however,IlookoverthehintsandmemorandumsIhavetakendownforthepurpose,,whohadtraveledonthecontinent,but,followingthebentofhisvagrantinclination,hadsketchedinnooks,andcorners,-bookwasaccordinglycrowdedwithcottages,andlandscapes,andobscureruins;'s,ortheColosseumthecascadeofTerni,orthebayofNaples;andhadnotasingleglacierorvolcanoinhiswholecollection.
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