on the Sellette.-This building has the old Gothick 1775. passages, and a great appearance of antiquity.of antiquity.—Etat. 66.

Three hundred prisoners sometimes in the gaol. "Much disturbed; hope no ill will be.

"In the afternoon I visited Mr. Freron the journalist. He spoke Latin very scantily, but seemed to understand me.-His house not splendid, but of commodious size.-His family, wife, son, and daughter, not elevated but decent.-I was pleased with my reception. He is to translate my books, which I am to send him with notes.

"Oct. 15. Sunday. At Choisi, a royal palace on the banks of the Seine, about 7 m. from Paris. -The terrace noble along the river. The rooms numerous and grand, but not discriminated from other palaces.-The chapel beautiful, but small.— China globes.-Inlaid tables.-Labyrinth.-Sinking table.-Toilet tables.

"Oct. 16. Monday. The Palais Royal very grand, large, and lofty.-A very great collection of pictures. -Three of Raphael.-Two Holy Family.-One small piece of M. Angelo.-One room of Rubens. I thought the pictures of Raphael fine.

"The Thuilléries.-Statues.-Venus.-Œn, and Anchises in his arms:-Nilus. Many more. The walks not open to mean persons.-Chairs at night hired for two sous apiece.-Pont tournant.

"Austin Nuns.-Grate.-Mrs. Fermor, Abbess. -She knew Pope, and thought him disagreeable.Mrs. has many books;-has seen life.-Their frontlet disagreeable.--Their hood.-Their life easy.

8 This passage, which so many think superstitious, reminds me of Archbishop Laud's Diary.

Etat. 66.

1775. -Rise about five; hour and half in chapel.-Dine at ten.-Another hour and half at chapel; half an hour about three, and half an hour more at seven : -four hours in chapel.-A large garden.-Thirteen pensioners.-Teacher complained.

"At the Boulevards saw nothing, yet was glad to be there.-Rope-dancing and farce.-Egg dance. "N. [Note.] Near Paris, whether on week-days or Sundays, the roads empty.

"Oct. 17. Tuesday. At the Palais Marchand I bought

A snuff-box,

Table book

Scissars 3 p [pair]

"We heard the lawyers

24 L.

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63-2 12 6 plead.-N. As many killed at Paris as there are days in the year.-Chambre de question.-Tournelle at the Palais Marchand. -An old venerable building.

"The Palais Bourbon, belonging to the Prince of Condé. Only one small wing shown ;-lofty splendid ;-gold and glass.-The battles of the great Condé are painted in one of the rooms. The present Prince a grandsire at thirty-nine.

"The sight of palaces, and other great buildings, leaves no very distinct images, unless to those who talk of them. As I entered, my wife was in my mind:" she would have been pleased. Having now nobody to please, I am little pleased.

9 His tender affection for his departed wife, of which there are many evidences in his "Prayers and Meditations," appears very feelingly in this passage.

"N. In France there is no middle rank.

"So many shops open, that Sunday is little distinguished at Paris.-The palaces of Louvre and Thuilleries granted out in lodgings.

"In the Palais de Bourbon, gilt globes of metal at the fire-place.

"The French beds commended.-Much of the marble, only paste.

"The colosseum a mere wooden building, at least much of it.

"Oct. 18. Wednesday. We went to Fontainebleau, which we found a large mean town, crouded with people. The forest thick with woods, very extensive.-Manucci secured us lodgings.-The appearance of the country pleasant.-No hills, few streams, only one hedge.—I remember no chapels nor crosses on the road.-Pavement still, and rows of trees.

"N. Nobody but mean people walk in Paris.

"Oct. 19. Thursday. At Court, we saw the apartments;-the King's bed-chamber and councilchamber extremely splendid.-Persons of all ranks in the external rooms through which the family passes; -servants and masters.-Brunet with us the second time.

"The introductor came to us;-civil to me.-Presenting. I had scruples.-Not necessary. We went and saw the King and Queen at dinner. We saw the other ladies at dinner-Madame Elizabeth, with the Princess of Guimené.-At night we went to a comedy. I neither saw nor heard.-Drunken women. Mrs. Th. preferred one to the other,

"Oct. 20. Friday. We saw the Queen mount in the forest-Brown habit; rode aside: one lady

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1775. rode aside.-The Queen's horse light grey;-marEtat, 66, tingale.-She tingale. She galloped.—We then went to the apart

ments, and admired them.-Then wandered through the palace. In the passages, stalls and shops.-Painting in Fresco by a great master, worn out. We saw the King's horses and dogs.-The dogs almost all Englis.-Degenerate.

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"The horses not much commended.-The stables cool; the kennel filthy.

"At night the ladies went to the opera. I refused, but should have been welcome.

"The King fed himself with his left hand as we.

Saturday, 21. In the night I got ground.-We came home to Paris.-I think we did not see the chapel.-Tree broken by the wind. The French chairs made all of boards painted.

"N. Soldiers at the court of justice.-Soldiers not amenable to the magistrates.-Dijon woman.'

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Faggots in the palace. Every thing slovenly, except in the chief rooms.-Trees in the roads, some tall, none old, many very young and small.

"Women's saddles seem ill made.-Queen's bridle woven with silver.-Tags to strike the horse.

"Sunday, Oct. 22. To Versailles, a mean town. Carriages of business passing.-Mean shops against the wall. Our way lay through Sêve, where the China manufacture.-Wooden bridge at Sêve, in the way to Versailles.-The palace of great extent.The front long; I saw it not perfectly.-The Menagerie. Cygnets dark; their black feet; on the ground; tame.-Halcyons, or gulls.-Stag and hind, young.-Aviary, very large: the net, wire.-Black stag of China, small.-Rhinoceros, the horn broken

'See p. 399.

and pared away, which, I
suppose, will
will grow; the
basis, I think, four inches 'cross; the skin folds like
loose cloth doubled over his body, and cross his hips;
a vast animal, though young; as big, perhaps, as
four oxen. The young elephant, with his tusks just
appearing. The brown bear put out his paws;—all
very tame. The lion.-The tigers I did not well
view. The camel, or dromedary with two bunches
called the Huguin,' taller than any horse.-Two
camels with one bunch.-Among the birds was a
pelican, who being let out, went to a fountain, and
swam about to catch fish. His feet well webbed:
he dipped his head, and turned his long bill sidewise.
He caught two or three fish, but did not eat them.

"Trianon is a kind of retreat appendant to Versailles. It has an open portico; the pavement, and I think, the pillars, of marble.-There are many rooms, which I do not distinctly remember-A table of porphyry, about five feet long, and between two and three broad, given to Louis XIV. by the Venetian State. In the council-room almost all that was not door or window, was, I think, looking-glass. -Little Trianon is a small palace like a gentleman's house. The upper floor paved with brick.-Little Vienne. The court is ill paved.-The rooms at the top are small, fit to sooth the imagination with privacy. In the front of Versailles are small basons of water on the terrace, and, other basons, I think, below them. There are little courts.-The great gallery is wainscotted with mirrours, not very large, but joined by frames. I suppose the large plates were not yet made. The play-house was very large.

This epithet should be applied to this animal with one bunch.

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Ætat. 66.