Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-30
lDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 80, 1853.
a NEW WORK.


FIELDS Of Boston, which, confess we fee! great curos
" 10 read Ii is "Six Months in Italy, by George S. Hill
lard, Esq, Of Boston Mr. H. is seG-rnade man; ranks
hlsh al the Boston Bar, and leading member of the
recent Massachusetts Reform Conven on He ia gentle
ah Z" fine orarorica powers of accomplished literary
lainmens and exquisite In letters and the BY
MS manly md conservative opposition 10 the ansavcry
alacs who incsi Boston, he has entitled hims, the
tiahkS Of good men everywhere. For these reasons,
would be desous 10 read his book-hut when i"d the
"Iowing from ii which take from the New York
Anni fully Jdstiying The promises which We heard from
NE lips o genius und which described il throushou
sparkling with The purest and brightest gems our curl.
osiV is greatly increased In the opinion OF the
Albion, This book disproyes the assertion that "laIy
is an exhausted theme mir Hilard has fairly car
ed Us will ha frCn his first page 10 his las and
honestly that modern traveller within the scope of
our ken has looked ard listened probably himself and
has recorded his Impressions ia acceptable
h readers His enthusiasm decided requisite for
the Of thousand sights peeps in his ten lines OF
dciicaton for therein he calls this work "Ec OF
brief and brilliant episode in my ie' whilst loving appre.
ciaton candid ccism and scholarly TASTE 20 with him
from beginning 10 end. To the fulness and accuracy
guide book he adds The charm which results from
with cultivated and intelligent mind shown only in
marks the numbcres objects that oespeak attention. but
copious and interesting disqusons the larger
topics Of Italian life and policy. Were we in Short in
dc column or regarding it, couli scarcely award
10 this work heaer greeting higher praise 1t remains
therefore only for Gull extract here and there from
The many passages marked by admirng pencil for
led by obvious reason 10 to-day or next
week as suits our space-wha, Mr. Hlard has say
pecting counlrymen Qhe Engsh) who with their
habit of domicng themselves in foreign lands have be-
1,.I, Il,
appear pctauc 10 Introduce or link together the iso,ted
scraps that Golow:''
Three days upon the Italian lakes period far Short
were enough however stamp impressions upon the
ory which be eaced. Florence and Rome
their powerful attraction The traveller, he
puts his 100, upon the soil Of Italy; bu, let him resist their
spell awhile and nger around those magic shores He vii!
find nothing more beautiful till he Naples. In
deed these lakes The relation the of Italy
that Italy itself does 10 the rest of Europe All that is
characteristic of The OF the country s here found in
the highest perfection. Mountains prccpitous in form and
grand in outline the foreground snoohcd and sotencd by
the richest cultivation white villas peepng through the
twnkling foliage OF The yine the maize the olive and the
chesnu make such combinations the artist loves; while
in the crraccd gardens the hedges n myrtle and the walls
OF orange and lemon Plead and not 10 vdin in behalf of The
formal aud artificial horticulture which they cbeish The
people that DIVE around these lakes seem OF soft nnd plant
mould finding their life agreeable sensations rather than
rcsoulc Effort: reused from their epose BY the flash OF pas
sion rather Than spur OF enterprise all these impress
sops are the more vivid from their contrast with those
CLEANED in Switzerland, whose snowy mountains tower in
the dstan, background There Nature is seen In lis stern
sublime and appalling aspects. The travellers satslacons
re associated with toll and endurance He all
that he GETS HI pant up the sides of the mountain
ill his knees knock together and his head s~ims with ia
guc he the slippery glacier he must brave the
cold icy SUBMITS and sleep in lonely chacis But days
Journey throws him al upon the lap OF the warm South
when he becomes passive recipient Of agreeable SEN
salons There nothing struggle Tor and price 10 be
paid for the best part what he receives. Recnin! in
buat sitting in The balcony of his nn stretched essy
upon grass under spreading chesnut an enchanting
picture before him. Such scenes such Influences
are not OF the manly virtues Neither sturdy enter
PRISE nor heroic vaor has taken these vncs and
myres. They find more congcnial soil among Alpine
Mint, and In the sands Of Holland The annals OF the tall
an lakes show no names like those OF Tell and Furs and
The moral charm which exalts and dgnifes the sublime
shores the Lake Of Lucene sheds no ideal slea around
the fairy waves Of Como
All ,bs is but it'll. IN the telling. Blight lights ic"
and indifferent music hardly worth going 10 Venice
Tor What a waste OF time, the npsaliat. what an
improbable evening gays the schoolmaser. Certainly,
moi profitable taking life through but week of such eve
nings leaves very pleasant rccoectons behind II was
coming from restless country 10 breathe
nr while the soothing atmosphere OF epose-o see men
sn. quietly in their chairs, and evidently not struggling
AGAINST an impulse whe the arms by way OF safety
valve 10 their unrest And then too II was re-
freshmen, 10 see 80 many happy faces Content when it is
the result discipline and struggle great virtue when
i, the natural birth OF tranquil mind and healthy body
il great blessing; in any event. the picture pants up
an the counlenance is always exharatng and ST. Marks
Place on fine evening is a gallery OF snch pictures.
Gondoas are as inseparabe from our idea nt Venice az
dog delicate and iemnine of all the forms OF transport ina
ever loated upon The clever French writer com
mares gondola 10 palm leaf dropped upon the wafer Tor
il rests upon the water and not 10 H. lhelt nraugh1 s
lpbt that they seem able western captain SAID oil
his steamer-wherever there is heavy dc" to"-ooa'
alks through the water liac man OF business traphe
through the mud but eondoia trips over IT, IKE maiden
Nor does the first aspect of most OF the ruins in Rome
satisfy tile ungings OF the heart In all p'oouoIty, ts VI
will have formed notion of these al least the
most prominent Of thcm from en2raSings ana hcss are
rarely true TO lie like engraving wond DC as 2nor
noycrbjaI expression lie like bulletin Not tfat the
az. and character Of the object deineaed are
(ulsfed but liberties taken with all mat is IN immediate
proximity IT, Many OF the Roman ruins are thrust nG
,suh,lv neiehbohnods They shUudered and eho"td
bv commonplace structures or start out Ike cXccscehces
frnm mean and pessyc walls they are surrounded ny
decay which has dignity and by offensive ooeets We
are like discordant notes in strain oil music All these are
swcu uway by the cngravers; and the effect upon the pa
caIar object is ideaIizing and untrue EvefytnnS IS
smouthed round, aad polished Holes are hl'ed up me
es are removed backgrounds and fairgrounds are crea
led the crooked made straight, and oil deormy easea-
Hence though there is truth enough Ia suggest thc reseh
h,ocp there is unlruI enough excite veXatnns dsa
noin nent The image Of the beautiful seems ever 10 DC
fitting before the travellers weary steps The light ades as
he draws near and ;he shining trails when ne mas lo
lowed 90 out in darkness.
hull, in day. His hour will surely come Not suunehy'
not by stormy and vehement movements 2n W s Iii IT,
datious and soft approaches the spirit ol the pSc "n u
scend upon him. The nnsiehtly and commonplace appe.
will disappear and only the beautiful and Inc uasc
with The scene around him. thousand happy a:ciaeh's ano
cordial surprsrs lie in wait for him. Upon the Gctan ti
m he summit Of The Baths of Caracalln under Tue arche
of The Caudian AqueIuc beneath the whispering pines "
The Villa pdph Dofia influences will drop nto ms soo''
not merely soothing and rep1sng but eeSating ana ah
onilizing- pictures will be stamped upon me hehoy VIII.
r ovaI shed around them the light o undccayne
beauty never dmmed by the dlsappontmens le
the torpid commonpaces and the deary drudgees oi ~
ture years.
There s probably no spot earth from when me spec
10 10
Mantle puco when into account the natura' oeau
o the and the sacred light oi association "c
halIows every object which il nlis Wheh III" ar -
ear and tba dome OF ST. Peters The ines oi the ra"p
Il Doria and the expresses of The Monte arlo, feso
AGAINST FURNISHED sky, 10 qniVer anu hu'n 10 o
ame-when the last rays OF The sun nave Itt IN s'o
ne Mains and Valleys and nger only upon Inc a'es aa
is no heart mpassive there are no percy
ons an dp or worm resist Inc solemn oeany VI o
.cene The most IistIess steps are arrested he m"'' @
oss yoires are hushcd and tor momcnts space i
nj ledge the genius o the place anu inc hour
onme Jnps in the winter the setting sun, the ho,ne VI
pier and The terrace the western side oil tne h' nt m
the same line go that the spectator sees the rays ssns
n-nnoh he windows in drum which The dnns resS,
nroducne fine effect and apparently cutting ." NV
from tho resi- of the structure by glowing Zone ~ ' -
The beams of setting form an appropriate gm 70 I'm mn
ndscone which Is seen from the terrace OF Inc fihcIa
rho onL;no orb and the declining city are IN unisoh