[ID] It was not Mont Blanc. He was mistaken, or wanted to deceive us to give pleasure; but however we might have wished to believe that what he asserted was true, we could not think it possible.—D. W.


XXIV THE ITALIAN ITINERANT, AND THE SWISS GOATHERD

PART I

I

Now that the farewell tear is dried,

Heaven prosper thee, be hope thy guide!

Hope be thy guide, adventurous Boy;

The wages of thy travel, joy!

Whether for London bound—to trill