at the mouth of the broad
estuary beyond Sheerness and the Nore. Knowing the tale of grandeur that
its banks unfold, Wordsworth's feelings can be understood as he halted
upon Westminster Bridge in the early morning and looked down the Thames
upon London: its mighty heart was still and its houses seemed asleep as
the tranquil scene inspired the great poet to write his sonnet:

"Earth has not anything to show more fair;
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This city now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent, bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields and to the sky;
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendor valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will;
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep,
And all that mighty heart is lying still."

V.

LONDON, NORTHWARD TO THE TWEED.

Harrow--St. Albans--Verulam--Hatfield House--Lord
Burleigh--Cassiobury--Knebworth--Great Bed of Ware--The river
Cam--Audley End--Saffron Walden--Newport--Nell
Gwynn--Littlebury--Winstanley--Harwich--Cambridge--Trinity and St.
John's Colleges--Caius College--Trinity Hall--The Senate
House--University Library--Clare College--Great St. Mary's
Church--King's College--Corpus Christi College--St. Catharine's
College--Queen's College--The Pitt Press--Pembroke
College--Peterhouse--Fitzwilliam Museum--Hobson's Conduit--Downing
College--Emmanuel College--Christ's College--Sidney-Sussex
College--The Round Church--Magdalene College--Jesus
College--Trumpington--The Fenland--Bury St. Edmunds--Hengrave
Hall--Ely--Peterborough--Crowland Abbey--Guthlac--Norwich Castle
and Cathedral--Stamford--Burghley House--George
Inn--Grantham--Lincoln--Nottingham--Southwell--Sherwood
Forest--Robin Hood--The Dukeries--Thoresby Hall--Clumber
Park--Welbeck Abbey--Newstead Abbey--Newark--Hull--William
Wilberforce--Beverley--Sheffield--Wakefield--Leeds--Bolton
Abbey--The Strid--Ripon Cathedral--Fountains Abbey--Studley
Royal--Fountains Hall--York--Eboracum--York Minster--Clifford's
Tower--Castle Howard--Kirkham Priory--Flamborough
Head--Scarborough--Whitby Abbey--Durham Cathedral and Castle--St.
Cuthbert--