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 XXVII.

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Plague of flies. Project for a Park. Plas Newydd. Cromlechs. Druid's cottage. New kaleidescope. Journey into the interior of the mountains. Unworthy views of Providence. Protestant Jesuits. Destinies of man. Cars. Lake of Idwal. Path at the foot of the Trivaen. Welsh guide. Wearisome ascent. Rose-coloured light. Valley of Rocks. The eagle. "The bad pass." Bog. Capel Cerig. Valley of Gwynant. Elysium. Dinas Emris. Merlin's rock. Dangers. Pleasant inn at Bedgellert. The blind harper and his blind dog. The Devil's bridge. Tan y Bwlch. Beautiful Park. Gigantic dam. Tremadoc. Reminiscences of sand, dirt, and father-land. Evening fancies. Crumbs of philosophy. Possessor of Penrhyn Castle. Road over Penman Mawr. Conway Castle with fifty-two towers. "Contentment" villa. The Queen's closet. Hooke and his forty-one sons. Gothic mania. Truly respectable Englishman. Fashion-hunting......303