Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-09-21
sRoUDsBURG MONROE COUNTY Pa THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

sing behind each other, in admirable swells
which unite in most graceful curves. The first
foreground is TO the eye view from The clouds
upon earth, and the rich contrast oil green mea-
dows 10 wild forest scenery, the iarm OF Lam
court clasped in the arms OF The winding river,
backed by hanging wood and rock The far
ther horn of the crescent tapers of into crag-
! ey informal mole over which the eye passes 10
a second bay, which terminates In Chepstone
! Castle, The rocks beyond: all mellowed down
| by distance into that fine hazy indisllnciness,
which makes even deionnities combine in har-
mony with the picture. In the middle distance
the widening sea spreads, itself and from the
shores Of Somerset and Monmouth shires,
steals away into the horizon. Lastly all this
union OF large and bold objects from being com
pressed within the circumference Of very few
miles, uniles the landscape, and The prospect
together with the fores; and park character of
unimpeded expanse, for the enclosures are very
few in any park, and by distance are almost di-
minished 10 impercep,ible streaks." This
though seemingly exaggerated description does
not assure you much If any overpalnt, as one
of the most gifted and inspired OF English po-
els, Coeeidge, has confessed, who speaking of
1t says,
"Oh what a goodly scene!
Grey clouds that shadowing spot the sunny fields
And river, now with bushy rocks o oerbrowed,
Now winding bright and full with naked banks,
And seats and lawns, the Abbey and the wood,
And cots and hamlels and faint city spires,
The Channel there, the island and white sails,
Dim coasts and cloud like hills and shoreess ocean.
1t seemed like Omnipotence-God me thought
Had built him there temple the whole world
Seemed imagined in its vast circumference.
No wish profaned my overwhelmed heart
Blest hour! it was luxury to be"
Leaving our carriage again as we entered
Chepsone, we went 10 see the fine remains OF
the celebrated old castle of that name, more
noted now as having been the place of confne-
hent of the regicide, Henry Marten, for up
wards of 20 years. 1t was ererted about the
lime of The conquest and It's magnificent ruins
overhanging the rocks Of the Wye, and cover
ed with Ivy, present very picturesque appear
ance. We had sent our pOrtmaneaus direct
for Herelordshire by the mail and on enquring
for them they were among the missing. They /
had arrved-were placed near another gentle |
mans luggage and all taken off together about
miles into the country. A messenger was
Immediately despatched for them, who brought I
them 10 us all safe in about three hours. teach
ing us lesson never 10 leave our trunks. In
the morning we crossed The Severn, and pas
sing through Bristol, spent some hours in Bath,
visiting its remarkable buildings and places, as
the Pump room, The Circus, The Crescent, &C. |
&c. and resuning the rail road, We reached |
London about half past 5, in time 10 dress for
dinner. We have secured berhs in the Os-
tend steamer, for Wednesday, when we hope I
TO cross 10 the Continent and think we can
say without boastng that Great Britain has
seldom had more Industrious travellers on her t
soil than we have been-lor seeing thoroughly 1
what we have visited We have examined |
most of its points that are Of interest leaving
the remainder until our return.