Of Addison And Pope I Have Found No Monuments Here.
The vaults
where the kings are buried, and some other things worth notice in
the abbey, I have not yet seen; but perhaps I may at my return to
London from the country.
I have made every necessary preparation for this journey: In the
first place, I have an accurate map of England in my pocket; besides
an excellent book of the roads, which Mr. Pointer, the English
merchant to whom I am recommended, has lent me. The title is "A new
and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads
in Great Britain." This book, I hope, will be of great service to
me in my ramblings.
I was for a long time undecided which way I should go, whether to
the Isle of Wight, to Portsmouth, or to Derbyshire, which is famous
for its natural curiosities, and also for its romantic situation.
At length I have determined on Derbyshire.
During my absence I leave my trunk at Mr. Mulhausen's (one of Mr.
Pointer's senior partners), that I may not be at the needless
expense of paying for my lodging without making use of it. This Mr.
Pointer lived long in Germany, and is politely partial to us and our
language, and speaks it well. He is a well-bred and singularly
obliging man; and one who possesses a vast fund of information, and
a good taste. I cannot but feel myself happy in having obtained a
recommendation to so accomplished a man.
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