New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-03

window with cheerful and beautiful prospect It Is
good for MS To have this reiresnment AZ y IN have
hts study mp IN tower from wnch ~ t cxfensiye
views. There Is wei known o'9ceul09r bnt This OBJ
views as wanting In snugness ana comfort pI tt,
lection scarcely applies 20 the cspecl.l ~ a. relief
men. What we want Is not so muca ,is az general
refreshmcnt suggestion aud we gel tncso' , nited
rule much better from wide prospects ln'u Won per
ones. have just alluded to I'M bs ego
tsin and describe to you the view iroln NV int he
in. which cheers and amuses me thcr OF which
fore describing this let me describe hhoho jyd ~
no inted pict,Tc In years gone by, mad only
IN look m from my desk and see noble ocn IN 10 A.
exhaustive loneliness aud mountain III ~, Lreezes
49, ~ Iav and hourly delight 10 watch the piSc1-s
i orf the enchanted isles on the delicate stety
surface dimming some clear reflection OF " res of
in length, cutting sharply across rre 70 see the
rippling blue. 1t frequent pleasure ~ Ron Vo-
clouds play about the crest OF Ctudcnan ears from
richs golden head gray msIs thaI Ge dpag them ana
made them brighter than the SHOWS uSl irnr land to
the leagues aud leagues Oh @ % milne DIVES Of deep
est purple and blue. when the shy "S91 ethgse were
eycning-a save Orange-streak! An, " I,ht aud
snectacies never 10 be forgotten, spendof5 OF gnV III
glory, sadness OF deepening sIVoi tbcir tears
Grew moist i'm the twilight and secretly ut1h t0t, n
Dd vet yvonderfu ms it was, that noble ana pssiuu
ately beloved Highland scenery WIS aln.AdS In an
great element that writer lmpefaI,gI9 NO Mace Hid
den behind hr-oad prOmOnt0ry 10 tne ~ Tchnrn
still renamed it IS true, tine gray rum % t the lake
the island fortress Of Ardhonnel but & only Inc
a. os o4 the Iittle islands and few grayest0nes on
the largest Beyond were the depopulaled deserts ol
i<readaibane Here where write 10 you now ~ soclns
a. n mankind were nearer, and the legends OF INC ass
written oar for me on the surface OF the WoII. H.
fine shadow OF JOye's hill rises before NC Oily "a i ~
most ancient of European cities S0T~ c. u"'u,u ~ ~
She bears on her walls and edces the rccOri on SLY
generations Temple, and arch, and pyramid an 'c3
In vines stiil ana so do her ancient bulwarks, ana
many stately tower. High above all' tDe Sat t H.
.pre is drawn dark in the morning INST anu Vloli ~
be clear Summer evenings IL comes brightly IN sdhlg
sunshine against the steep woods behind lhen 'o ou
civ arrays herself in the warmest and meOwest tones
and CLOVIS as the shadows fan she relghs oyer tno
whole width of her valley 10 the folds OF tne lar oo
hills, Even so ought life 10 De suIrOuuueu ny tue
loneliness OF nature-surrounded but not suouucu'
EsThe spirit of the preceding quotation affords a
good example of the pervading spirit OF the book
Itis one of the most cheerful the most wholesome,
the most encouraging productions the day devoted
70 the ethics Of literary life 1t presents no treach-
erous drug to stimulate the imagln non OF the
reader into facttious strength but oilers pure ana
bracing tonic in a crystal cup Nor do It's precepts
of smiling wisdom apply alone to the regulation OF
the intellect, but embrace every sphere OF human
activity.