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Last words of Thomas Carlyle - Warburg Institute

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EXCURSION (FUTILE ENOUGH) TO PAEIS;AUTUMN 1851:THROWN ON PAPER, PEN GALLOPING, FROMSATURDAY TO TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4-7, 1851.Chelsea, Oct. 4, 1851.—The day before yesterday,near midnight (Thursday, Oct. 2) I returned from a veryshort and insignificant excursion to Paris; which, aftera month at Malvern Water-cure and then a ten days atScotsbrig, concludes my travel for this year. Miserablepuddle and tumult all my travels are, <strong>of</strong> no useto me, except to bring agitation, sleeplessness, horrorsand distress ! Better not to travel at all unless whenI am bound to it. But this tour to Paris was a promisedone ; I had engaged to meet the Ashburtons (Lordand Lady) there on their return from Switzerland andHomburg, before either party left London : the timesat last suited ; all was ready except will on my part ;so, after hesitation and painful indecision enough, Idid resolve, packed my baggage again, and did thelittle tour I stood engaged for. Nothing otherwise could

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