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70 '1'RAVELS IN 'nUROP.B.()b:1lainslodginrg'Qt tReconvent ; Id ret r t~o,if he ''WÏSfl forit: blÎt finlesslle3.s"',ve1'yeasilyplea:sed inthisresp>eet, 'hehadLbetterlesq1.1arearea,lanllLhav1itllgsevenfloors ofnÎlle windows eaeh in front. 'rhe churchtoo 15 a maguificentspecimen of thatarcbitectm.re to whichour:Atlglo..'Norm.m.ancestors possess the daim; the nave is carried up to ·a'g.reath.êi,htwith side aisles, but without transeJ9t~,and·a:tthê'eastern'rendisânobletriple window. This abbey isnearlYi enlbosomedin 1'ows of magni:.ficentelm-trees,which forrn 'a vista to ltsreast. 'rhe8e trees have tlll'1Venas ifin their natural dimate, though plantedin thiselevated situation,and on the \'ery verge of the precipice; theircharacterand folia'ge,laticlindeed 'aU the circnmstances in this spot, contrastrasstrongl'yascanrbewith thegeneral clothingand characterf themountai'fl.Montserrat possesses but two springs of wat€r,oneofwhichishereat the convent. How limited in point of votaries is the impression oflocal heauty ! To thousands this place presents no interest save as anobject ofdevotÏon. Bence cme the numbers hobblingôtn bare fee!t,m' creepingon bareknees. To ,another classthe idèawhichsuggestsitself on Montserrat being mentioned, is" :A1t!vraim·ent oui! Beaucoupde piel'res précieuses! ùifiniment de richesses!" rrrueuucloubtedly fromthe time when itdeased to bea' rUl'e incident for devotees in a idfenthusiasm to act like the Dllkc!of l\Jledina Siduia, whohereft hitnselfof the cliamond buttons of his court-suit topreseQttoOurLady;~of* The dimensions are: length one hundred and forty-five Spanish 't)fnave,twl>nty..t>nebreadth of each aisle, TotaldimetlSi