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"Besides," I argued to myself, "such a work would be just the very thing with which to beguile the tedium of a long imprisonment. At some future time I may be glad of a labour of this magnitude to occupy a period of involuntary inaction." BESIDES I ARGUED TO MYSELF SUCH A WORK WOULD BE JUST THE VERY THING WITH WHICH TO BEGUILE THE TEDIUM OF A LONG IMPRISONMENT AT SOME FUTURE TIME I MAY BE GLAD OF A LABOR OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO OCCUPY A PERIOD OF INVOLUNTARY INACTION
e the funeral? The "Watch Tower on the Rhine" below Audernach. Query, isn't there a song about this? If so, put it in. Coblentz and Ehrenbreitstein. Great fortresses. Call them "the Frowning Sentinels of the State." Make reflections on the German army, also on war generally. Chat about Frederick the Great. (Read Carlyle's history of him, and pick out the interesting bits.) The Drachenfels. Quote Byron. Moralise about ruined castles generally, and describe the middle ages, with your views and opinions on same." There is much more of it, but that is sufficient to let you see the scheme I had in my head. I have not carried out my scheme, because, when I came to reflect upon the matter, it seemed to me that the idea would develop into something that would be more in the nature of a history of Europe than a chapter in a tourist's diary, and I determined not to waste my time upon it, until there arose a greater public demand for a new History of Europe than there appears to exist at present. IS SO MUCH LIKE THE OTHER DESCRIBE THE FUNERAL THE WATCH TOWER ON THE RHINE BELOW ALDERNACH QUERY ISN'T THERE A SONG ABOUT THIS IF SO PUT IT IN COBBLETS AND AARON BRAICHSTEIN GREAT FORTRESSES CALL THEM THE FROWNING SENTINELS OF THE STATE MAKE REFLECTIONS ON THE GERMAN ARMY ALSO ON WAR GENERALLY CHAT ABOUT FREDERIC THE GREAT READ CARLYLE'S HISTORY OF HIM AND PICK OUT THE INTERESTING BITS THE DRACHEN FELS QUOTE BYRON MORALIZE ABOUT RUINED CASTLES GENERALLY AND DESCRIBE THE MIDDLE AGES WITH YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS ONSANE THERE IS MUCH MORE OF IT BUT THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO LET YOU SEE THE SCHEME I HAD IN MY HEAD I HAVE NOT CARRIED OUT MY SCHEME BECAUSE WHEN I CAME TO REFLECT UPON THE MATTER IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE IDEA WOULD DEVELOP INTO SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE IN THE NATURE OF A HISTORY OF EUROPE THAN A CHAPTER IN A TOURIST'S STORY AND I DETERMINED NOT TO WASTE MY TIME UPON IT UNTIL THERE AROSE A GREATER PUBLIC DEMAND FOR A NEW HISTORY OF EUROPE THAN THERE APPEARS TO EXIST AT PRESENT
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