The Taunus; Or, Doings and Undoings, Being a Tour in Search of the Picturesque, Romantic, Fabulous and True. Or, Doings and Undoings, Being a Tour in

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER 6. Different effects of wine. The Lahn. An unobtrusive spring. Demi Paradise. Lahneck. Niederlahnstein. Two-lips. Oberlahnstein. Deposing monks. Braubach. The clergy. A contrast. The Marxbnrg. Corporal Trim. Different ideas of beauty. Valour. Torture. How to keep a man. The milk of human kindness. A bluff old soldier. Use is second nature. The ass in the lion's skin. Stolxenfels. A royal bride. The king's stool. Early recollections. Dinkholder. Nature. The oils of celibacy. St. Goarshausen. Reichenburg. Katz. High cultivation. Lurley. Infernal knowledge. Agriculture. Oberwesel. Vandalism. Caul. Gutenfcls.-A.fter leaving Ems we proceeded about a mile to the village of Fachbach, where being greatly exhausted from the combined effects of heat, and dust, we entered a small public house, (the town of Coblence), for the double purpose of allaying our thirst, and of pledging my companion in a glass of Rhenish. 'Twas my son's birth-day. I have often heard of men who have been talkative, quarrelsome, lively, crying, or laughing over their cups, but seldom, if ever, of a man disposed to pray over his glass. Mine was a silent benediction, and delayed us no longer than the time occupied in obtruding this trifling family matter on the attention of my readers. Leaving Fachbach we continued our course by the side of the beautiful Lahn, and thro' a valley of romantic grandeur, and pastoral loveliness, delighted by the numerous water-falls formed by masses of rock piled on its aides, to confine the river to its bed, and leaving Nlewal on the left bank of the stream, we passed three iron hammers, one of considerable extent, and delighted by the view of the picturesque situation of the small hamlet of Miiller, also on the opposite side of the river, and hy the passa...