[1] I had reason, however, afterwards to doubt the accuracy of the rural
dame's assertion.
[2] The principal beauty of this cathedral is the choir, and it is also
famous for Gobelin tapestry.
[3] Vide Southey's Miscellaneous Poems.
[4] Vide Spurzheim's Craniology.
[5] Vide Bath Guide, page 100.
[6] Goldsmith.
[7] Vide Bath Guide.
[8] Lord Byron.
[9] Some of the original productions of this person are in the
possession of collectors in our own country.
[10] The _promenade_ also, near the cathedral, is remarkable for the
beautiful prospect it discloses of the glaciers, particularly at sunset,
when the rose-coloured tints upon their snowy summits are wonderfully
fine.
[11] This town is memorable for the sanguinary contests between Blucher
and the French army, during which it was taken and retaken several
times. The epicure will here find the best _grenouilles_ in France: we
did not chance to meet with this delicacy, nor with another, which,
however common here, does not exactly accord with the taste of John
Bull, viz. snails.