Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIE, . Nationalwelcome--Brief description of Stockholm--Agreat genius in decline--Painting--Short sketch of Gustavus III. Female stratagem---The palace--The state bed-- The opera house--Assassination--Forgiveness--A tint not intended to effend. IN the morning our slumbers were gently dispelled by music, which " came o'er our ears like the sweet ' south." According to the custom of the country several musician DEGREES, I believe belonging to the military band, serenaded ui at our chamber door, with some exquisite soft national airs, which induced us to rise. After breakfast we ascended an eminence of rock called Mount Moses, in the south suburb, from whence we beheld in a bird's eye view this singular and beautiful city, which appears to be a little larger than Bristol, is situated in 59 deg. 20 min. of north latitude, and stands upon a small portion of two peninsulas and seven islands of grey granite, washed by a branch of the Baltic, the lake Master and the streams that flow from it. The palace, a large quadrangular building, uniting elegance to grandeur, rises from the centre of the city, which it commands in all directions. It will be more particularly described afterwards. The merchants' houses, which are in the south suburb, run parallel with the spacious quay, and front the ships which are moored close to it, are lofty, and in a graceful style of Italian architecture. Most of the buildings, rising amphitheatrically one above another, are either stone or brick stuccoed, of a white or light yellow color, and the roofs are covered with dark or light brown tiles, and presents with the surrounding scensi y of scattered half-covered rock, thin forests of fir, the lake, and the windings of the Baltic, a most romantic and enchanting...
