ALPINE SKETCHES,

See. &C.

CHAP. I.

“ Rem tibi quani noris aptam dimittere noli.”

“W ith all my heart,” said I, as H-

carelessly mentioned the idea. Some fewobjections were started ; but by the help ofa little Oxonian logic, they vanished ; andwhen the carriage drew up to the door ofthe Crown at Henley, our minds weremade up, and accordingly four horses wereordered for Rotterdam . To ensure ourbeing in time for the next day’s packet, weremained in London only so long as was

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