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scapeandbefreegotohischamberandthink;
Tisbuttochangeidlefanciesformemorieswilfullyfalser;
Tisbuttogoandhavebeen.'
--Come,littlebark!
letusgo.
I.ClaudetoEustace.
DearEustatio,Iwritethatyoumaywritemeananswer,Orattheleasttoputusagainenrapportwitheachother.
Romedisappointsmemuch,--StPeter'
s,perhaps,inespecial;
OnlytheArchofTitusandviewfromtheLateranpleaseme:
This,however,perhapsistheweather,whichtrulyishorrid.
Greecemustbebetter,surely;
andyetIamfeelingsospiteful,ThatIcouldtraveltoAthens,toDelphi,andTroy,andMountSinai,Thoughbuttoseewithmyeyesthatthesearevanityalso.
Romedisappointsmemuch;
Ihardlyasyetunderstandit,butRUBBISHYseemsthewordthatmostexactlywouldsuitit.
Allthefoolishdestructions,andallthesilliersavings,Alltheincongruousthingsofpastincompatibleages,Seemtobetreasuredupheretomakefoolsofpresentandfuture.
WouldtoHeaventheoldGothshadmadeacleanersweepofit!
WouldtoHeavensomenewoneswouldcomeanddestroythesechurches!
However,onecanliveinRomeasalsoinLondon.
Itisablessing,nodoubt,toberid,atleastforatime,ofAllone'
sfriendsandrelations,--yourself(forgiveme!
)included,--
Alltheassujettissementofhavingbeenwhatonehasbeen,Whatonethinksoneis,orthinksthatotherssupposeone;
Yet,indespiteofall,weturnlikefoolstotheEnglish.
Vernonhasbeenmyfate;
whoisherethesamethatyouknewhim,--
Makingthetour,itseems,withfriendsofthenameofTrevellyn.
II.ClaudetoEustace.
Romedisappointsmestill;
butIshrinkandadaptmyselftoit.
SomehowatyrannoussenseofasuperincumbentoppressionStill,whereverIgo,accompaniesever,andmakesmeFeellikeatree(shallIsay?
)buriedunderaruinofbrickwork.
Rome,believeme,myfriend,islikeitsownMonteTestaceo,Merelyamarvellousmassofbrokenandcastawaywine-pots.
Yegods!
whatdoIwantwiththisrubbishofagesdeparted,ThingsthatNatureabhors,theexperimentsthatshehasfailedin?
WhatdoIfindintheForum?
Anarchwayandtwoorthreepillars.
Well,butSt.Peter'
s?
Alas,Berninihasfilleditwithsculpture!
Noonecancavil,Igrant,atthesizeofthegreatColiseum.
Doubtlessthenotionofgrandandcapaciousandmassiveamusement,ThistheoldRomanshad;
buttellme,isthisanidea?
Yetofsoliditymuch,butofsplendourlittleisextant:
BrickworkIfoundthee,andmarbleIleftthee!
theirEmperorvaunted;
MarbleIthoughtthee,andbrickworkIfindthee!
theTouristmayanswer.
III.GeorginaTrevellyntoLouisa----.
Atlast,dearestLouisa,Itakeupmypentoaddressyou.
Hereweare,yousee,withtheseven-and-seventyboxes,Courier,PapaandMamma,thechildren,andMaryandSusan:
HereweallareatRome,anddelightedofcoursewithSt.Peter'
s,AndverypleasantlylodgedinthefamousPiazzadiSpagna.
Romeisawonderfulplace,butMaryshalltellyouaboutit;
Notverygay,however;
theEnglisharemostlyatNaples;
TherearetheA.'
s,wehear,andmostoftheW.party.
George,however,iscome;
didItellyouabouthismustachios?
Dear,Imustreallystop,forthecarriage,theytellme,iswaiting;
Marywillfinish;
andSusaniswriting,theysay,toSophia.
Adieu,dearestLouise,--evermoreyourfaithfulGeorgina.
WhocanaMr.ClaudebewhomGeorgehastakentobewith?
Verystupid,Ithink,butGeorgesayssoVERYclever.
IV.ClaudetoEustace.
No,theChristianfaith,asatanyrateIunderstoodit,Withitshumiliationsandexaltationscombining,Exaltationssublime,andyetdivinerabasements,AspirationsfromsomethingmostshamefulhereuponearthandInourpoorselvestosomethingmostperfectaboveintheheavens,--
No,theChristianfaith,asI,atleast,understoodit,Isnothere,ORome,inanyofthesethychurches;
Isnothere,butinFreiburg,orRheims,orWestminsterAbbey.
WhatinthyDomeIfind,inallthyrecenterefforts,Isasomething,Ithink,moreRATIONALfar,moreearthly,Actual,lessideal,devoutnotinscornandrefusal,Butinapositive,calm,Stoic-Epicureanacceptance.
ThisIbegintodetectinSt.Peter'
sandsomeofthechurches,MostlyinallthatIseeofthesixteenth-centurymasters;
Overlaidofcoursewithinfinitegaudsandgewgaws,Innocent,playfulfollies,thetoysandtrinketsofchildhood,Forcedonmatureryears,astheseriousonethingneedful,BythebarbarianwilloftherigidandignorantSpaniard.
Curiouswork,meantime,re-enteringsociety:
howweWalkalivelongday,greatHeaven,andwatchourshadows!
Whatourshadowsseem,forsooth,wewillourselvesbe.
DoIlooklikethat?
youthinkmethat:
thenIAMthat.
V.ClaudetoEustace.
Luther,theysay,wasunwise;
likeahalf-taughtGerman,hecouldnotSeethatoldfollieswerepassingmosttranquillyoutofremembrance;
LeotheTenthwasemployingalleffortstoclearoutabuses;
Jupiter,Juno,andVenus,FineArts,andFineLetters,thePoets,Scholars,andSculptors,andPainters,werequietlyclearingawaytheMartyrs,andVirgins,andSaints,oratanyrateThomasAquinas:
HemustforsoothmakeafussanddistendhishugeWittenberglungs,andBringbackTheologyonceyetagaininaflooduponEurope:
Loyou,forfortydaysfromthewindowsofheavenitfell;
theWatersprevailontheearthyetmoreforahundredandfifty;
Aretheyabatingatlast?
thedovesthataresenttoexploreareWearilyfaintoreturn,atthebestwithaleafletofpromise,--
Faintoreturn,astheywent,tothewanderingwave-tostvessel,--
Faintore-entertheroofwhichcoversthecleanandtheunclean,--
hedidn'
tseehowthingsweregoing;
Lutherwasfoolish,--but,OgreatGod!
whatcallyouIgnatius?
Omytolerantsoul,bestill!
butyoutalkofbarbarians,Alaric,Attila,Genseric;
--why,theycame,theykilled,theyRavaged,andwentontheirway;
butthesevile,tyrannousSpaniards,Theseareherestill,--howlong,Oyeheavens,inthecountryofDante?
These,thatfanaticizedEurope,whichnowcanforgetthem,releasenotThis,theirchoicestofprey,thisItaly;
hereyouseethem,--
Here,withemasculatepupilsandgimcrackchurchesofGesu,Pseudo-learningandlies,confessional-boxesandpostures,--
Here,withmetallicbeliefsandregimentaldevotions,--
Here,overcrustingwithslime,perverting,defacing,debasing,MichaelAngelo'
sDome,thathadhungthePantheoninheaven,Raphael'
sJoysandGraces,andthyclearstars,Galileo!
VI.ClaudetoEustace.
WhichofthreeMissesTrevellynitisthatVernonshallmarryIsnotathingtobeknown;
forourfriendisoneofthosenaturesWhichhavetheirperfectdelightinthegeneraltender-domestic,SothathetrifleswithMary'
sshawl,tiesSusan'
sbonnet,Danceswithall,butathomeismost,theysay,withGeorgina,Whois,however,TOOsillyinmyapprehensionforVernon.
I,asbeforewhenIwrote,continuetoseethemalittle;
NotthatIlikethemmuchorcareabajoccoforVernon,ButIamslowatItalian,havenotmanyEnglishacquaintance,AndIamasked,inshort,andamnotgoodatexcuses.
Middle-classpeoplethese,bankersverylikely,notwhollyPureofthetaintoftheshop;
willattabled'
hoteandrestaurantHavetheirshilling'
sworth,theirpenny'
spennywortheven:
Neitherman'
saristocracythis,norGod'
s,Godknoweth!
Yettheyarefairlydescended,theygiveyoutoknow,wellconnected;
Doubtlesssomewhereinsomeneighbourhoodhave,andarecarefultokeep,someThreadbare-genteelrelations,whointheirturnareenchantedGrandlyamongcountypeopletointroduceatassembliesTotheunpenniedcadetsourcousinswithexcellentfortunes.
VII.ClaudetoEustace.
Ah,whatashame,indeed,toabusethesemostworthypeople!
Ah,whatasintohavesneeredattheirinnocentrusticpretensions!
Isitnotlaudablereally,thisreverentworshipofstation?
Isitnotfittingthatwealthshouldtenderthishomagetoculture?
Isitnottouchingtowitnesstheseefforts,iflittleavailing,Painfullymade,toperformtheoldritualserviceofmanners?
Shallnotdevotionatonefortheabsenceofknowledge?
andfervourPalliate,cover,thefaultofasuperstitiousobservance?
Dear,dear,whatdoIsay?
but,alas!
justnow,likeIago,Icanbenothingatall,ifitisnotcriticalwholly;
Soinfantasticheight,incoxcombexaltation,HereinthegardenIwalk,canfreelyconcedetotheMakerThattheworksofHishandareallverygood:
Hiscreatures,Beastofthefieldandfowl,Hebringsthembeforeme;
Inamethem;
ThatwhichInamethem,theyare,--thebird,thebeast,andthecattle.
ButforAdam,--alas,poorcriticalcoxcombAdam!
ButforAdamthereisnotfoundanhelp-meetforhim.
VIII.ClaudetoEustace.
No,greatDomeofAgrippa,thouartnotChristian!
canstnot,Stripandreplasteranddaubanddowhattheywillwiththee,beso!
HereunderneaththegreatporchofcolossalCorinthianc
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