LETTER XLVII.

French diligence. The conducteur. An old soldier of Napoleon's garde.

German Plinzen. La 'mechanique.' Value of freedom. Paris. Revision of

the old acquaintance. Bad new one. Theatre de Madame Leontine Fay.

Virtuous Uncle Martin. 'La charte pour les cafes.' Rosini the tamer of

wild beasts. Cheapness of Paris. Burlesque exhibition of the death of

Prince Poniatowski. Praiseworthy 'ensemble' of French acting. Gleanings

in the Louvre. The sphinx out of place. The Mephistophiles Waltz. Heaven

and Hell......479

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