SOUVENIRS

OF

TRAVEL.

BY

MADAME OCTAVIA WALTON LE VERT.

VOL II.

MOBILE:

S. H. GOETZEL AND COMPANY, No. 33 DAUPHIN STREET.
NEW YORK: No. 117 FULTON STREET.

1857.

Geog 4308,57 3 77372

1885, Jan. 21,

Gift of

The Heirs of C. C. Felton

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by

S. H. GOETZEL & CO.,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

GEO. E. HOLT,

JOHN F. TROW, Book and Job Brinter, 379 B'dway, N. Y.

Clerk. Sou. Dist. Alabama.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

CHAPTER XXXVII.

Sevilla Bread-Orange and Olive Trees-Mairena-Spanish Companions-

Boys of Ecija-House of St. Paul-Drive along the Bank of the Guadal-

quivir Sketch of Cordova-Abderahman-The first Palm-tree in Cordova

-The Glory of Cordova departed-Beauty and the Beast-Beggars-Plain

of Baylen-Victory of the Crusaders-St. Isadro-Pass of Despeña Perros

-La Mancha-Story of the Gipsy Girl-Delicious Wine-The Old Moor's

Tribute to Irving-El Toboso-Reminiscences of Don Quixote-Tedious

Delay-Arrival at Madrid

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

"Gate of the Sun"-Walk around the City-The Prado-The Museo-The

Tribunal-" Assumption of the Virgin," by Murillo-Works of the Old

Masters-Velasquez and Murillo-Period of the Awakening-How these

Frescoes of Art were collected-The Way they Live at Madrid-View from

the Balcony-Death of Don Carlos-Generous Tribute to the Ameri-

cans-Marquis de Alviarde-Struggles of Spain-The Truth about Spain

-Royal Armory-Museo Naval-Pictures-National Library-Plaza del

Oriente-Statue of Philip the Fourth-Palace of the Queen-Buen Retiro

-Statue of Cervantes-Children that never had Father or Mother-Pul-

monia-Exposed Situation of Madrid-Teatro del Oriente-Distinguished

Persons-Las Cortes

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CHAPTER XXXIX.

The Escorial-The Blind Guide, Cornelio-Apartments of Isabel the Second

and Charles the Third-Library and Portraits-Room in which Philip died

-Statue of Christ-Paintings of Navarrete the Dumb-Beggars-Our

Posada-Mass at the Escorial-Panteon-Story of Don Carlos-Apotheosis

of the Wafer-Sala de Battalas-Fine old Monks-View from the Cupola-

Court of Kings-The Poor Donkeys-The Manolo and Manola-Last

Look at Madrid-First Polyglot Bible-The Cid-Alhama-The poet

Martial-First Convent-A Peculiar People

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