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France and Belgium, as Orig. Publ. Under the Title of 'paul's Letters to His Kinsfolk'.
France and Belgium as Orig Publ Under the Title of 'paul's Letters to His Kinsfolk' Author:Walter Scott General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1855 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: LETTER XIII. THE SAME TO THE SAME. Garden, of Plants -- Museum of French Monuments -- Central Museum -- Hall of Sculptures -- Malmaisan. I Have already said, my dear sister, that of all capitals in the world, Paris must afford the most delightful residence to a mere literary lounger ; and if we add, that his fortune is limited, (as is usually the case with such a character,) it will suit him, after a little experience, as well in point of economy as of taste. The Jardin des Plantes, the National Library, the Collection of French Monuments, the National Institute, above all, the Grand Museum in the Louvre, are gratuitously opened to his inspection and use, while theatres, and public amusements of various kinds, in the evening, may be frequented for little expense. I know that nothing in Paris would delight you more than the Jardin des Plantes. This grand botanical garden, of several acres extent, richly stocked with the most varied and curious productions of the vegetable world, is equally interesting to the scientific student, and to the idler, who seeks only for shaded walks and interesting and beautiful points of view. The variety of the ground, the52 GARDEN OF PLANTS. disposition of the trees, and the neighbourhood of the Seine, afford the last in considerable variety; while the shade, so grateful in this warm climate, is secured by many a long alley and avenue. The establishment is maintained entirely at the expense of the public. The learned in physics may here have the advantage of a chemical laboratory, of lectures upon botany and natural history by men of approved science, of an anatomical...« less