[Yet these inconveniences are not the invariable rule; and, after all, they are outweighed by the advantages of travelling on foot. One is perfectly independent, and can do as one likes, which is not always the case with wealthy people.]
And thus on foot I take my cheerful way,—
Moreover, with economy ’tis fraught;
My shoes are paid for—I take leave to say,
I doubt my lord’s fine equipage is not.
Since then I pay my way respectably—
Henceforth, none but St. Francis’ nag[[9]] for me!
Filippo Pananti (1776–1837).
LOVE AND A QUIET LIFE.
FROM “L’AMOR PACIFICO.”
