Lomas, John, traveller in Spain · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 158
wn steps, we may climb to the three rude sillas, orchairs, formed in the surface of one of the great rocks.There is not, fortunately, a very good view of the Escorialfrom here, though quite enough to fill ones mind with anever-to-be-forgotten vision of the exceeding uglinessof the building, with… … 2 O LA GRAN J A AND EL ESCORIAL 113 and the vast brown plain that, from here, looks onlyreposeful, and neither barren nor savage. Philip couldhave inspected his work better from the steep ridge justbehind the village, but it is a blessing that for once asofter spirit of self-indulgence seized him.…
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