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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
35
Wednesday.--Dined
with
Mr.
Klopstock.
Had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
his
brother
the
poet,
a
venerable
old
man,
retaining
the
liveliness
and
alertness
of
youth,
though
he
evidently
cannot
be
very
far
from
the
grave....
The
party
talked
with
much
interest
of
the
French
comedy,
and
seemed
fond
of
music.
The
poet
and
his
lady
were
obliged
to
depart
soon
after
six.
He
sustained
an
animated
conversation
with
William
during
the
whole
afternoon.
Poor
old
man!
I
could
not
look
upon
him,
the
benefactor
of
his
country,
the
father
of
German
poetry,
without
emotion....
During
my
residence
in
Hamburgh
I
have
never
seen
anything
like
a
quarrel
in
the
streets
but
once,
and
that
was
so
trifling
that
it
would
scarcely
have
been
noticed
in
England....
In
the
shops
(except
the
established
booksellers
and
stationers)
I
have
constantly
observed
a
disposition
to
cheat,
and
take
advantage
of
our
ignorance
of
the
language
and
money....
Thursday,
28th
September.--William
and
I
set
forward
at
twelve
o'clock
to
Altona....
The
Elbe
in
the
vicinity
of
Hamburgh
is
so
divided,
and
spread
out,
that
the
country
looks
more
like
a
plain
overflowed
by
heavy
rain
than
the
bed
of
a
great
river.
We
went
about
a
mile
and
a
half
beyond
Altona:
the
roads
dry
and
sandy,
and
a
causeway
for
foot-passengers....
The
houses
on
the
banks
of
the
Elbe,
chiefly
of
brick,
seemed
very
warm
and
well
built....
The
small
cottage
houses
seemed
to
have
little
gardens,
and
all
the
gentlemen's
houses
were
surrounded
by
gardens
quaintly
disposed
in
beds
and
curious
knots,
with
ever-twisting
gravel
walks
and
bending
poplars.
The
view
of
the
Elbe
and
the
spreading
country
must
be
very
interesting
in
a
fine
sunset.
There
is
a
want
of
some
atmospherical
irradiation
to
give
a
richness
to
the
view.
On
returning
home
we
were
accosted
by
the
first
beggar
whom
we
have
seen
since
our
arrival
at
Hamburgh.
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