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IWASalwaysfondofvisitingnewscenes,andobservingstrange
enamerechildIbeganmytravels,and
mademanytoursofdiscoveryintoforeignpartsandunknownregionsof
mynativecity,tothefrequentalarmofmyparents,andtheemolument
wintoboyhood,Iextendedtherangeofmy
dayafternoonswerespentinramblesaboutthe
yselffamiliarwithallitsplacesfamous
veryspotwhereamurderorrobberyhad
beencommitted,edtheneighboringvillages,
andaddedgreatlytomystockofknowledge,bynotingtheirhabitsand
customs,ourneyed
onelongsummer'sdaytothesummitofthemostdistanthill,whenceI
stretchedmyeyeovermanyamileofterraincognita,andwasastonished
tofindhowvastaglobeIinhabited.
fvoyages
andtravelsbecamemypassion,andindevouringtheircontents,I
tfullywouldI
wanderaboutthepier-headsinfineweather,andwatchthepartingships,
boundtodistantclimes-withwhatlongingeyeswouldIgazeaftertheir
lesseningsails,andwaftmyselfinimaginationtotheendsoftheearth!
Furtherreadingandthinking,thoughtheybroughtthisvague
inclinationintomorereasonablebounds,onlyservedtomakeitmore
edvariouspartsofmyowncountry;andhadIbeenmerely
aloveroffinescenery,Ishouldhavefeltlittledesiretoseek
elsewhereitsgratification,foronnocountryhavethecharmsofnature
htylakes,likeoceansofliquid
silver;hermountains,withtheirbrightaerialtints;hervalleys,
teemingwithwildfertility;hertremendouscataracts,thunderingin
theirsolitudes;herboundlessplains,wavingwithspontaneousverdure;
herbroaddeeprivers,rollinginsolemnsilencetotheocean;her
tracklessforests,wherevegetationputsforthallitsmagnificence;her
skies,kindlingwiththemagicofsummercloudsandglorioussunshine;-
no,neverneedanAmericanlookbeyondhisowncountryforthesublime
andbeautifulofnaturalscenery.
ButEuropeheldforththecharmsofstoriedandpoeticalassociation.
Thereweretobeseenthemasterpiecesofart,therefinementsof
highly-cultivatedsociety,thequaintpeculiaritiesofancientand
vecountrywasfullofyouthfulpromise:Europewas
yruinstoldthehistory
oftimesgoneby,d
towanderoverthescenesofrenownedachievement-totread,asitwere,
inthefootstepsofantiquity-toloiterabouttheruinedcastle-to
meditateonthefallingtower-toescape,inshort,fromthecommonplace
realitiesofthepresent,andlosemyselfamongtheshadowygrandeurs
ofthepast.
Ihad,besideallthis,anearnestdesiretoseethegreatmenofthe
,itistrue,ourgreatmeninAmerica:notacitybuthas
ingledamongtheminmytime,andbeen
almostwitheredbytheshadeintowhichtheycastme;forthereisnothing
sobalefultoasmallmanastheshadeofagreatone,particularlythe
sanxioustoseethegreatmenofEurope;
forIhadreadintheworksofvariousphilosophers,thatallanimals
degeneratedinAmerica,manofEurope,
thoughtI,mustthereforebeassuperiortoagreatmanofAmerica,as
apeakoftheAlpstoahighlandoftheHudson;andinthisideaIwas
confirmed,byobservingthecomparativeimportanceandswelling
magnitudeofmanyEnglishtravellersamongus,who,Iwasassured,were
isitthislandofwonders,
thoughtI,andseethegiganticracefromwhichIamdegenerated.
Ithasbeeneithermygoodorevillottohavemyrovingpassion
anderedthroughdifferentcountries,andwitnessed
tsaythatIhavestudied
themwiththeeyeofaphilosopher;butratherwiththesaunteringgaze
withwhichhumbleloversofthepicturesquestrollfromthewindowof
oneprint-shoptoanother;caughtsometimesbythedelineationsof
beauty,sometimesbythedistortionsofcaricature,andsometimesbythe
thefashionformoderntouriststo
travelpencilinhand,andbringhometheirportfoliosfilledwith
sketches,Iamdisposedtogetupafewfortheentertainmentofmy
,however,IlookoverthehintsandmemorandumsIhave
takendownforthepurpose,myheartalmostfailsmeatfindinghowmy
idlehumorhasledmeasidefromthegreatobjectsstudiedbyevery
shallgiveequal
disappointmentwithanunluckylandscapepainter,whohadtravelledon
thecontinent,but,followingthebentofhisvagrantinclination,had
sketchedinnooks,andcorners,tchbookwas
accordinglycrowdedwithcottages,andlandscapes,andobscureruins;
's,ortheColiseum;thecascade
ofTerni,orthebayofNaples;andhadnotasingleglacierorvolcano
inhiswholecollection.
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