Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-11-19

THINGS IN ENGLAND.
. THE RDswORI'H-yARiETY.
\ Eouowdale, (CumLerand.) June Il.
4 No. CUaclmied.
|, After short tarry, we left Ambleside,
and winding on foot among some paths
that led from the main road TO many coun-
tly seats, almost all of which were beau
li.ul, and highly adorned with flowers and
ivy, all too, betokening wealth, not over
much, but excellent taste, we came to
little stream near Ry dial water, which
runs merrily along to the lake. Under
the branches of the trees, ovcrhanging
this, we equipped ourselves for "good So
cicty" as well as we could in such tray
eling plight, from my little portmanteau,
holding on y a collar or two, in the way
Of dress, and then we wound up the slope
of the hill to present our letter OF intro
duction TO Mr. Wordsworth. My friend
to whom the letter especially belonged,
raped at the door of the Poet, and ]
sat down on neighboring ledge, and
took out my wiring materials to note
some ofthe pecuiaritles ofthis new scene.
Before | had gone far with this, Mr..
Wordsworth himself came out, and his
cordial, unaffected welcome soon reliev-
ed me from all embarrassmcnts. Among
all the great men on the two sides of the
ocean, whom it has been my fortune to
see, he is the only one whose real self
embodied the man whom my luncy had
drawn. He dwelt too in some such place
as should suppose such Poet to dwell
A lover Of nature, he had sought the
loveliest spot he could find-and he found
what ought to be, and what seems as if
it were made to be, the very spot for
such man. lie took Us into his libra
ry, among his busts, and paintings,-and
though there was nothing remarkable in
such study, yet it is pleasant to have
been in the study, from which so much
beautiful poetry has come. lie then
walked with US over his grounds. Back
of his dwelling is a mountain Of some
i considerable height, on the side of which
the house seems TO stand. In front, "'
little elevation, an artificial mound
called Rydal Mount, Uhc name Of hi
seat he showed us charming view %
Wndemere in the distance. Here witt
; the poets soul, he dwelt upon the beau
ty Of the spot, with no affectaton, nc
! display of words, but in that calm and
quiet narration ever the offspring of nat,
ural feeling. Il live said he, 'on otLe'
peoples prospects; Il have the fines
view of Windemere, aud yet it costs me
, nothing Here you see what is gained
/ by living over other peoples heads.
, have all their prospects, x my own too s
: | thought il was no bad speculation evei
for a Poet, to make such Il purchase, a'
| saw in the glen below him, some pret
ty Wales, and the little church with III
Gothic tower Just peeping through the
:, trees. He took us next from :hs wide
: view to Rydal water, little lake, o
: pond as We should call it, at the base o
: the mount ain, and as we went through
Z bower of burrs, with logs for seats, on
eyes fell upon this lovely spot. No won
der, thought ], that you can write poetry
in such a place, | even feel it in my owl
veins We moved along through varlou
walks that wound around the hill--nov
in wood, now in garden, now in field, nov
on the slope oithe hill now on plain, nov
on precipice almost and then we re
{ turned to the cottage itself, all cnwreath
cd in shrubbery ard flowers. The eye,
said he must study landscape sccner.
', before it can properly love IT. 1t need
training for this as it does for the prope
, perception of all the beauties OF grea
," painting. An impression may be made
y -',-but the intense delight that true lov
It er of nature feels in looking at beautli,
r, prospect, comes of education in part. =
5, and 1 could well see that the maker an
It adorner Of the charming spot had studio
Z, nature as other people study books, fo
~ aettng not even the humblcst blade {
Al grass.
The poet, with an earnest hospitalit,
pressed us to pariake of his Dime
j. which was already on the table, som
5, three or four hours earlier than loi
IN don dinner. There was no escapln
such an invitation thus given, thoug
there is nothing dislike so much
eating dinners on a letter Of introduction
but as this was no dinner purposely pr'
N pared for guests, the objection was so
tened much. The conversation ra
upon our country, and its resources, al
its probable destiny. "Heaven grant,
q : said Mr.. w. "that your experiment ma
20 ~ succeed. 1t is n bold and great on
ct and f il meets success, lifts man upwa
IN one further step,-but | do not bclie'
nd il will. There are too many IN tie wor
st that will seize that splendid prize OF your
ed the Chief Magistracy mean, honest
p if they can, but at any rate they I"
seize it, if they have to do 1t even
- Caesar did. | cannot believe" he u