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Last words of Thomas Carlyle - Warburg Institute

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;:184 EXCUESION TO PAEISBrowning's before seven. Great welcome there ; andtea in quiet ;Browning gives me (being cunningly ledto it) copious account <strong>of</strong> the late * revolutions ' atFlorence,—such a fantastic piece <strong>of</strong> Drury-lane * revolution' as I have seldom heard <strong>of</strong>. With all such'revolutions ' may the devil swiftly fly away ! Homesoon after ten; remember nothing <strong>of</strong> what I foundthere ;—to bed, and happily get some reasonable sleep.Weather has now broken into showers. Lady Sandwich'sdinner (an English party in honour <strong>of</strong> us) hasconsisted mainly <strong>of</strong> Sir (is he that ?) Henry Bulwer,whom I never saw and care little about seeing.Wednesday morning, damp walk ; Nero's collar andstring (gift for my wife), at the top <strong>of</strong> Eue de la Paixcigars a little farther on, one oras in England.two,—very hady dearSettled now that Lord Ashburton isto go with me to-morrow, through in one day ; theLady to wait 'till Saturday,' when probably she willbe able to follow. Tres Men. Donothingism for awhile ; then out to see Champ de Mars again ; Hoteldes Invalides by the way; curious hawker (in goodclothes, like a kind <strong>of</strong> gentleman) selling steel pens onPont Eoyal :no better trade !he wrote like a Butterworth, — poor soul,Invalides and barracks in front nearby very striking. Multitudes <strong>of</strong> blind old soldiers.Promenade des Aveugles ;place nothing like so cleanas Chelsea; cannons round it, chimney tops, &c.,shaped (I thought) like a kind <strong>of</strong> fantastic helmetsfigure <strong>of</strong> Napoleon in inner court :—very well.

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