Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 336
mentary perspective. The Avenue de IOpera is much finer than the Rue deRivoli, and owes much of its superiority to the varietyof its architecture. It is really a pleasure to walkquietly down one side and study the architecture overthe way. As I did this once with an old French gentle-man, who… … The Streets. 229 least likely to be injurious in a wealthy nation. Thesatisfaction it afifords is purely artistic and intellectual.The carved stones are not couches of ease to lie downupon, nor dishes to pamper the appetite; they belongto the poorest as well as the richest of the citizens.All that…
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