LETTER II.

Visit to the cabinets of pictures in Antwerp.--Monsieur Van Lencren’s collection.--The Canon Knyff’s house and gallery of paintings.--The Canon himself.--His domestic felicity.--Revisit the cathedral.--Grand service in honour of Saint John the Baptist.--Mynheer Van den Bosch, the organist’s astonishing flashes of execution.--Evening service in the cathedral.--Magical effect of the music of Jomelli.--Blighted avenues.--Slow travelling.--Enter the United Provinces.--Level scenery.--Chinese prospects.--Reach Meerdyke.--Arrival at the Hague. 14