Travels In England In 1782 By Charles P. Moritz





























































































 -   And finding, upon
enquiry, that I was a subject of the King of Prussia, he desired me,
with much eagerness - Page 34
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And Finding, Upon Enquiry, That I Was A Subject Of The King Of Prussia, He Desired Me, With Much Eagerness, To Relate To Him Some Anecdotes Concerning That Mighty Monarch.

At length I arrived at Ranelagh; and having paid my half-crown on entrance, I soon enquired for the

Garden door, and it was readily shown to me; when, to my infinite astonishment, I found myself in a poor, mean-looking, and ill-lighted garden, where I met but few people. I had not been here long before I was accosted by a young lady, who also was walking there, and who, without ceremony, offered me her arm, asking me why I walked thus solitarily? I now concluded, this could not possibly be the splendid, much-boasted Ranelagh; and so, seeing not far from me a number of people entering a door, I followed them, in hopes either to get out again, or to vary the scene.

But it is impossible to describe, or indeed to conceive, the effect it had on me, when, coming out of the gloom of the garden, I suddenly entered a round building, illuminated by many hundred lamps; the splendour and beauty of which surpassed everything of the kind I had ever seen before. Everything seemed here to be round; above, there was a gallery divided into boxes; and in one part of it an organ with a beautiful choir, from which issued both instrumental and vocal music. All around, under this gallery, are handsome painted boxes for those who wish to take refreshments:

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