The wanderings of a pen and pencil . bidden by the sombre waste book, journal, and ledger—the triumvirateof the dusty counting-house ? Winter, by the way, has been set down as the emblem of decay anddeath. Old moralities dwell upon this frozen analogy. Did you ever observethe warm hues of the soil in the winter time — the brown, the yellow, andthe ruddier mould harmonising with unshrouded habitations of similar hue,and serving as a cheerful set-off to the naked stems, the net-work of theblackened trellis, and the poverty of vegetation ? Are there not beauties inevery season ? Winter is the emb
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . bidden by the sombre waste book, journal, and ledger—the triumvirateof the dusty counting-house ? Winter, by the way, has been set down as the emblem of decay anddeath. Old moralities dwell upon this frozen analogy. Did you ever observethe warm hues of the soil in the winter time — the brown, the yellow, andthe ruddier mould harmonising with unshrouded habitations of similar hue,and serving as a cheerful set-off to the naked stems, the net-work of theblackened trellis, and the poverty of vegetation ? Are there not beauties inevery season ? Winter is the emblem of trial, of that salutary deprivationpreceded by summer felicities, succeeded by vernal expectations of changeand other felicities. He who associates winter and death would despond overa broken tea-pot, and sink into utter despair after the contemplation of anold shoe ! Soon after noon we passed through Codsal, formerly celebrated for itssulphurous spring and the perpetual throng of miserable lepers, invited by BOSCOBEL. 37. Boscobel House. fame to the fountain at the Hollow Tree ; and after a toilsome marchthrough the deep dust and sand of an unfrequented lane for a mile or more,we arrived at the ascent of a painful hill to the gardens and outbuildings of memorable Boscobel! We in-troduced ourselves to thehousekeeper, who at presenthas sole charge of the mansion,and who did good service atour elbow, by declaring herwisdom in an unpretending andcourteous mood. The sketchis of the west front, lookingtowards the Salop this side of the dwelling (ahalf-timbered and plastered edi-fice) is an arrangement of gar-den, laid out in flower-beds ofscrupulous measurement and commendable taste ; and between the parterreand the base of the building is a walk paved with quartz pebbles, which ina literary manner set forth the date of King Charles the Seconds arrivalat the place of refuge. To your right also, perched upon an artificialmound, is a summer-house, and probably a
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