The Wye and Its Associations

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Excerpt from The Wye and Its Associations: A Picturesque RambleThe proof of this is our keener perception of the beauties of English scenery after returning from abroad. We are then capable of insti~ tuting a comparison, and our national manners are no longer the sole medium, but one of various media through which nature is viewed. An untravelled Englishman is ignorant of his own country. He must cross the seas before he can become acquainted with home. 'he must admire the romance of the Rhine - the sublimity of the (mountain) Rhone - the beauty of the Seine and the Loire - before he can tell what is the rank of the Wye, in picturesque character, among the rivers of Europe.The journey from London to Worcester, which is the direct route to the Upper part of the Wye, discloses many of the peculiarities of English scenery and character - ~peculiarities which to the natives are of so every day a kind, that it is only by re¿ection and comparison they learn to appreciate them. The country seats of the great land proprietors, with their accompaniments of lawn and plantation, extend ing as far -as the eye can reach, form a part of the picture, and so do the cottages of the village peasantry, with their little gardens before the door, admitting a peep into the interior of the humble abode. In the aristocratical dwellings, half hidden in that paradise of groves and glades, we find every refinement that gold can purchase, or taste produce: in the huts, comfort, and its inseparable adjunct cleanliness, are the most striking characteristics.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.