The cruise of the steam yacht North Star; a narrative of the excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, etc (1854) (14788874653)

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Title: The cruise of the steam yacht North Star; a narrative of the excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, etc
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Choules, John Overton, 1801-1856
Subjects: Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877
Publisher: Boston, Gould and Lincoln New York, Evans and Dickerson
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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pon the domesticqualities and much of the simplicity of English character may RURAL SCENERY OF ENGLAND. 45 be traced to the prevailing love of rural life. You may travelall over Europe, and find no such homes as are everywhere to bemet with in England. You have a sense of tranquillity, and thespots are favorable to thought. I love the pleasures of city life,and I know that art, science, intellect, literature, are in a greatmetropolis, — it is the rojiil exchange for the human mind. Iappreciate libraries and lectures, collections, galleries and mu-seums ; but still, when I enjoy the shade of venerable elms in afine old farm-house, on the banks of a river which almost washesits walls, and gaze out on the garniture of hill and vales, I amconscious of pleasure which London or New York cannot afford.What we sadly want, in our happy and glorious country, is to cir-cumscribe the beautiful, and learn the knack of creating ruralscenery on a small scale in our sequestered villas and cottages.
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HENEURY COTTAGES CHAPTER lY. HOX. AND REV B-PTIST NOEL MR. GEORGE PEABODY OPERA DINNER AT RICHMOND —HON. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS RECEPTION-NIGHT AT HON. J. B. IN&ERSOLLS, THE AMERICAN MINISTER THE LORD MAY-ORS SOIREE MR. DEPUTY BENOCH THOMAS PRICE, LL.D. TOOVEY S BOOKSTORE DEPUTATION FROM SOUTHAMPTON TONE OF ENGLISH FEELING TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES AN ENGLISH TRAVELLER STREET AMUSEMENTS SCENE IN AN OMNIBUS. On our first Sunday morning in London, a party was formedto hear the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, brother to the Earl ofGainsborough. Mr. Noel was formerly chaplain to the queen;but, a few years ago, he became a dissenter. He preaches ina very plain meeting-house, formerly occupied by the Rev.John Harrington Evans, also a Baptist dissenter from thenational establishment. The place of worship will accommodateabout one thousand persons, when the galleries are filled. Thecongregation is large. We found every seat filled, and benchesin the aisles. Mr. Noel is about fifty-four years of