Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-01-14
Corresnonhence OF the Free Press.
LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
80. LVI.
Vienna


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pared with our country. Austria was but
spcck on the map Of Europe-a proud and
powerful nation, ripe with the growth OF
many centuries, with worthy imperial
Capital. | am compelled to say that ]
had no knowledge of what Vienna was like
i WAS indeed surprised on turning NY
thoughts to it, at my ignorance of every
thing connected with it. Since had rcsolv-
ed upon this departure from my original
plan with so little time togive to it, my mind
had been 50 intcntlv occupied by the daily
occurring scenes and reflections that had
really found no time to look ahead and pre-.
pare the way before me. I should not have
attempted the excursion had not learned
from previous experience how practicable it
is with good hcaith--and deeply interesting
too.-to travel and Observe with great rapid
itv-and still with n careful and discriminate
ing eye and Judgment, and with most proh-
table and lasting impressions The difference
| between looking at a scene with the hall
| listlcss eve and wandering thoughts, So often
connected with time and leisure to look
again. and looking at it with the penetrating,
active and focal look and dcxtcrous obsorya-
| ton and absorbed reflection Of first, last,
and only look of deep interest. is almost as
| great us the difference between seeing and not
seeing at al So it was on entering this no.
II. and beautiful, city. looked Hith ayidity
and clro.,'a.., heightened Ivy tine novelty
and feeling of surprise at the unexpected
pleasure. It's lofty and ornamental archi-
tccturc-it- streets 50 finely paved with Il
| fat surfaced stone, and clean as a llopr-thc
ucttncss and thrift Of the busy peopc-thc
absence Of brggars-thc few priests. enough
for the spiritual care Of the p,opl'. but not
enough to excite injurious remarks or unwor-
| t'v cpithcts-tlr many soldiers, in time Of
war perhaps ion suggestive of 'illainous salt
! r,ce to be agreeable, bat in time Of peace
certainly ornamcntal--ts public grounds Of
such great extent, with drives for carriages,
and walks for pedestrians, groves for shade
| and flowers for fragrance and show. all unit
cd to make oar first impressions OF this great
Capital exceedingly agreeable and they were
| heightened by the longer ana closer nut sun
! rarI' observation "N'''' our '''''' permitted,
I The Cityproper is small in dimensions, and
is ike an island in the midst Of its suburbs,
which are as thickly peopled as the city itself.
lne tity Is separated from ''' SUBURBS oy "
! G'c's OF open space ''o"N'"" W "''''''
hundred ic't wlde' Whicn once c'i's'''U'eu Il
part oil tine iortiIlcat'oh' oil tne ,i'y' "u' Is
no" lianl'd with trees ana lu'u ""' '''''
walks ana drives ana pleasant plac'S' IL Is It
sort OF park embracing the rlty W''n'h 1t ''N'
abrlt, except "A small space on;'hc northeast
where the City is separated from the suburbs
by only the narrow and sluggish little branch
OF the Danube, which resembles, and Is some
times called, Il canal, and which gave it.
own NAME Wien, to the city on the CITY
side If this glacis Is the wall OF the CITY with
its mstlons, wlich Is II niue more 'Hah Two
miles III circuit II l. no" uS'u "''y a.
pubic pF"ih'uhd'' "'' io'"'nS "'""' Us III
does, on the Ola city ON one Hlu'' ana inc
gIael~ "n the 'iner' ana Out upon "'Sl'"r'.
all around H. 10 Is most l'p"'" WIKI
fA'0i' ''lAN IL must o. '''' "'.'' stunning
p"''ir Walk IN Europe @ are S'1"cN ever!
whore with Tins converting oil the lor' ah'
the Battery into the quiet ana p'ac'a'I' lux
uri ". social life even IN those great centres
whore the political heart oil arbitrary l'"'
it'' NiI more recently Always '''' '''' "''''
H''y cd h"Ing protected u! me IRON FI'' '"o
foehy deiencrs oi war. Slowly as peace Us
A""t'- the hreaSt-"orks '' war II '''e 'h"u
s'"'' ''rs oi the millennium are To be meas
uf'" as BIOLOGISTS measure the SIX days OF the
creation the happy period may be alroad,
p'Sui'' AT inc ehu ol WHICH al swords sh"'
Dc 'i" ''' pow '''''''' anu men ''''''' ''''
war no ,''''''
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SUBURBAN S'1"' arc among t"' ocs' l" III
cay and mere are TO DE lonnd the new man
'n' ''-I"a'e man ''' i'ch III" ana III
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