I Will Venture Then To Suggest A King For This New Nation; And,
Seeing That We Are Rich In Princes, There Need Be No Difficulty In
The Selection.
Would it not be beautiful to see a new nation
established under such auspices, and to establish a people to whom
their independence had been given, to whom it had been freely
surrendered as soon as they were capable of holding the position
assigned to them!
CHAPTER VII.
NIAGARA.
Of all the sights on this earth of ours which tourists travel to
see - at least of all those which I have seen - I am inclined to give
the palm to the Falls of Niagara. In the catalogue of such sights
I intend to include all buildings, pictures, statues, and wonders
of art made by men's hands, and also all beauties of nature
prepared by the Creator for the delight of his creatures. This is
a long word; but, as far as my taste and judgment go, it is
justified. I know no other one thing so beautiful, so glorious,
and so powerful. I would not by this be understood as saying that
a traveler wishing to do the best with his time should first of all
places seek Niagara. In visiting Florence he may learn almost all
that modern art can teach. At Rome he will be brought to
understand the cold hearts, correct eyes, and cruel ambition of the
old Latin race. In Switzerland he will surround himself with a
flood of grandeur and loveliness, and fill himself, if he be
capable of such filling, with a flood of romance.
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