Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.

LETTER XVIII.

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What a park should be. Horses. Lady ----. Hatfield and Burleigh. Doncaster Races. Pomp in the country. Duke of Devonshire's equipage. Madame de Maintenon. Useless talents. York Minster. Library. Walk in the city. Skeleton of a Roman lady. Clifford's Tower. The county jail. Thieves' wardrobe. Ascent. Town-hall. Armorial bearings of citizens. Madame de Maintenon. Archbishop's palace and kitchen-garden. Singular absence of mind. Castle Howard. Pictures. The three Mary's. Painted memoirs. English habits. Bad climate. Equine sagacity. Scarborough. The rock-bridge. Light-house on Flamborough-head......188