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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Wearied
completely,
we
at
last
reached
the
town,
and
were
glad
to
walk,
leading
the
car
to
the
first
decent
inn,
which
was
luckily
not
far
from
the
end
of
the
town.
William,
who
gained
most
of
his
road-knowledge
from
ostlers,
had
been
informed
of
this
house
by
the
ostler
at
Hamilton;
it
proved
quiet
and
tolerably
cheap,
a
new
building--the
Saracen's
Head.
I
shall
never
forget
how
glad
I
was
to
be
landed
in
a
little
quiet
back-parlour,
for
my
head
was
beating
with
the
noise
of
carts
which
we
had
left,
and
the
wearisomeness
of
the
disagreeable
objects
near
the
highway;
but
with
my
first
pleasant
sensations
also
came
the
feeling
that
we
were
not
in
an
English
inn--partly
from
its
half-unfurnished
appearance,
which
is
common
in
Scotland,
for
in
general
the
deal
wainscots
and
doors
are
unpainted,
and
partly
from
the
dirtiness
of
the
floors.
Having
dined,
William
and
I
walked
to
the
post-office,
and
after
much
seeking
found
out
a
quiet
timber-yard
wherein
to
sit
down
and
read
our
letter.
We
then
walked
a
considerable
time
in
the
streets,
which
are
perhaps
as
handsome
as
streets
can
be,
which
derive
no
particular
effect
from
their
situation
in
connexion
with
natural
advantages,
such
as
rivers,
sea,
or
hills.
The
Trongate,
an
old
street,
is
very
picturesque--high
houses,
with
an
intermixture
of
gable
fronts
towards
the
street.
The
New
Town
is
built
of
fine
stone,
in
the
best
style
of
the
very
best
London
streets
at
the
west
end
of
the
town,
but,
not
being
of
brick,
they
are
greatly
superior.
One
thing
must
strike
every
stranger
in
his
first
walk
through
Glasgow--an
appearance
of
business
and
bustle,
but
no
coaches
or
gentlemen's
carriages;
during
all
the
time
we
walked
in
the
streets
I
only
saw
three
carriages,
and
these
were
travelling
chaises.
I
also
could
not
but
observe
a
want
of
cleanliness
in
the
appearance
of
the
lower
orders
of
the
people,
and
a
dulness
in
the
dress
and
outside
of
the
whole
mass,
as
they
moved
along.
We
returned
to
the
inn
before
it
was
dark.
I
had
a
bad
headache,
and
was
tired,
and
we
all
went
to
bed
soon.
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