New-York tribune., 1867-05-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS
uoppTN,s OLD ENGLAND.

ISEsn'o2 az hooks brings us into intimate Ie
.ot,ona with the individuality Of tho aMthor tn"n az
,aco,d Of travels. Unless written from pSison p
aont of view WORKS Of this kind arc APT W s ~aI
..remOnious and meageT; often as des''u'' A. oo-
tnterest as table of lOgaTrthms; "hi'o 81 -,
ssaSy case tho sehl love OF the author "'As os
Aearmble license and dsgusts ns Wild o""oO" -
-,..ssr, ona yvh;msieality The extent 70 "hicl,
az. a. ooroa ia freouentfy positive nuisance an"
,-'.. ao,vD the volume with feeimg Oh NhVr
20 .vrath at suoh ludIorOus displays oi 'N'e"'
..,5 eonceit We are not only ofaeSe" V'o ~
oooo aud Vearied with the sights OF fofegh iahu''
~. arc compelled TO take the Journey In very eo"
~,oaable company. Whatever information mnsh' No
~l.aned from the volume is made onensNe py INC
.ballor-ness and impeTtinence OF the nero Ol tne
..~rv But to travel without leaving the arm
.hair and the fre-side, under the guidance
At a modest, intelligent, and wel-educated gen.
slemap. hike the author of tho present werk'
4. ono Of the most delightful recreatlons for
q rainy day-next indeed to passing over tne
same ground in his actual society Some Oh our
Aest books of travel have come TO MS from iale
College where he is professor, ana IL is no si'',i
sra;se 70 say that the volume he has now given to
he public is worthy of place by the side of the
admirable journals Of President Dwight ana
Professor Silhman.
One motive of Professor Hoppine work is TO induce
eur travelling countrymen to spend more time IN
Eneland instead of making it, they are commonly
inclined to do, mere steppingstone to the COn-
tinent He traversed the whole English portion OF
ske island from the mouth of the Tweed TO LANDS
x>ad visiting nearly every county, and faithfully
examining all the prominent objects OF interest ana
suriosity. His descriptions are exact and cOmpre-
beDsiye and without the least degree OF pedantry'
have am air of scholarly grace and refinement, which
js rarely found among our rapid American tourists
The authors first impressions of London were the
same as those of many American travellers whose
breath is almost taken away by the vast magnitude
Of that huge metropolis. But is was not long before
he recovered his sefpOssessOn, and began to recog
nize the charms of the thronging center of human
life
HOW LONDON STRIKES A STRANGER.
London. the first visit, gave me little pleasure ana
s& sSEs i for IL the ss @ S
breath Of urnacemopth Life is on so vast scale, SO
calmly or play or. had almost said pray There is
,Sifcant In his own eyes he his individuality he
ts s1nened to cry am mere bubbe,a speek-on thls
canf IN the eve Of Codp know this feeling foolish
espeeially to genuine LondOner than whom no one en-
5 .Se SGSgE ch AZ that s S
must be difficult person TO please II ne couio n9t Ve
and agreeable lodgings in clean and handsome St James
street gave far more cheerful impression OF London
lfe Many London families in the Summer time, was
fod are In the habit Of renting their houses or apart
s1a sn M sS S n eS e sSahy ST ON T9s the
CQntinent. Thus there may be seen Lodgings 70 let
On best streets Of London and sometimes on very me
6onees reminding OF Ben JOnson's "Alchenlst" ana
aSowing how English fashions do not change; To take
Ioagings in some and comfortable quarter az the
West End by far the pleasantest way OF spending
abort time in London.
The tranquil, free, and widespread parks OF LONDON
yield also at any time an escape from the surgng
current Of life that rolls through the streetstDe count
and children To slip into James Park by the side of
She diDgY old palace you are at once removed from the
presence Of the heated and roaring city, and enjoying the
pure air and quiet freshness Of Nature The sudden con-
trast is the more refreshing; an.
tanic Garden in Regents Park at the hight OF the sea-
and arsocracy Of the city Yet you cannot but be struck
By the fact that when crowds OF the best and nobest
promenade concert few Of these beautiful women and
elegant to be acquainted with each other They
strange an icy reserve among the English toward each
%e eaSnO t ase MELT The london doe sxhSitons Of
American shrubs Of such shIbs as our wild azaeas and
Beauty and size are Wen worth seeing. Few know the
vast pains and expense taken in England to send boa
sts every part of the world and especially into new
countries to collect every foreign species Of tree plant
snd co aEf M going Our
mapleleaved hawthorn was then introduced into En-
Her and the mulberry in the reign OF James The
fYe Of every land on the globe may thus with de
hone plants flowers and scent the breath
Of hs own hills and plains.
Tho literary man, especially, finds never-failing
90 zee of pleasure in the streets of London The cosy
Ook-shOps about ST PauTs .Cburcbyard abound with
temptations. Every EpreciOus thing in antique or
snOden letter drops at last into these dngy treasure
houses The churches full Of historic interest.
IN St. Giless for instance in an outofthe-way cor
ner of the old city, is the tomb of Milton, with a
nlarbe bust of him over the spot where he was
buried. All English history, law, literature, religion
have met in London, and radated thence as from
eommon focus. A visit TO the East India-Honse
furnishes the author with pleasant recollectons
CHARLES LAMB
I visited spot where the memory OF one " gentle
splrit still fingers and makes the most unrOmanc place
SO the world attractye1 SET down in front OF somber
sond hardly conceive that this was the seat OF that
pany merchants who once ruled vast empire Vth an
solute sway-the East India House iu Leadenhaist An
apartment up fight OF stairs toward the back of the
building was where Charles Lamb used to write There
introduced 10 courteous wlte-laired gentleman
who told me hoHgh k1oT netting & more 9 NM ts ina,
EtOOd, under window which looked out on the blank
proud to cali friend with enthusiasm. lie said be was
the besthesrted man in the world Sometimes he would
say 10 him, "NOw you who live IN the country and
apend day at home with your family aud viii take caro-
~ your books" He had tremendous hts OF work, and
would accomplish three mems tasks in day At other
times he would keep them al merry with his stories and
MI pages with the oldest scrawls and etchngs. This
calls 70 mind Lambs bOyshdelght which he speaks Of
Of his letters. when he had learned TO make
over drew Among other pleasant things aud sayings
which this OLD gentleman related, recall but ths One
day wealthy London merchant was ushered into tho
room and introduced 10 Lamb as Mr.. so-sn9so, a
distinguished spice merchant oh yes said Lamb,
quick lightning, I'm happy 10 see you, sir; snet
yOu coming"
Professor HopIdn evidently has the eye of an
amateur for works Of art, although he makes no
olaim to the exercise of the critical function. Some
Of his remarks this subject are worth copying
.oecially his comments on
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