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CONTENTS
OF VOLUME THE FIRST.
LETTER I.
Voyage; and its contrast with one in August 1833-Landing
in Belgium-Ostend-Siege of 1601-Travelling-Romanism
in Belgium—Military mass at St. Peter's-English Church—
Sunday Evening-Canal, and country-Bruges-Nunnery-
Churches-Academy-Former prosperity, and subsequent decay
of the city-Passage to Ghent-Superstition-Approach to
Ghent-Ancient grandeur of Belgium-Ghent-Its vast size
-Costume-Churches, and charge for funeral masses-Town-
house-Grand Mass at the cathedral in honour of Leopold's
accession-Splendour of the church-Costly pulpit-Anecdote
of Napoleon and the Ghent clergy-Public library and garden
-Charles V.'s cannon-Trade Page 1
LETTER II.
Road to Antwerp through the Pays de Waes-Traces of the siege
of 1832-Changed feeling towards the Catholic clergy, and remark
of Bishop Hall-Expense of travelling-Passage across the
Scheldt from the Tête de Flandre-Antwerp-Hôtel d'Antoine
-Former vast trade, and wealth-Cathedral-Quintin Matsys
-Church of the Dominicans, and its Calvary, and Purgatory-
Church of the Jesuits-Museum-Citadel-Bombardment of
the city by the Dutch in 1830-Siege and capture of the citadel
by the French in 1832-Impressive effect of contrast-Wael-
ham-Mechlin-Cathedral; its massy pulpit-Vilvorde - Wil-
liam Tyndale-Anticipations from the rail-road system-Brussels
-Hôtel de Brabant-Passport-Town-house-St. Gudule-
Extraordinary pulpit-Jubilee of two hundred and fifty years
in honour of the Très-Saint Sacrement de Miracle; and the
origin of this festival-Ignorance-Manner in which devotions
are sometimes performed-Nôtre Dame -St. Jacques-Park
-Peter the Great-Palace of the Prince of Orange-Palace of
the States General-Museum--Université Libre de Bel-
gique 22
LETTER III.
Road through the forest of Soignies-Waterloo-Carnage at this
and the preceding battles-Road to Namur-Country near the
city Its situation Churches, including the Cathedral -
Heights-Sunday fair-Fête de la Sainte Vierge-Historical
Sketch, from the Roman Invasion-Battle between Caesar and
the Nervii-Frankish dominion-Dependence on the Empire—
Petty States-House of Burgundy-Spanish connexion and
dominion-Charles V.-Phillip II -William of Nassau-Cruel
persecutions-Atrocities of Alva-Union of Utrecht-Assassi-
nation of William-Ancient opulence of the Cities of Brabant
and Flanders-Archduke Albert-Louis XIV. and the Triple
Alliance-War of the Spanish succession-Peace of Utrecht—
Austrian dominion-Incorporation with France-United King-
dom of the Netherlands-Leopold of Saxe Coburg, first King
of the Belgians
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LETTER IV.
View of Namur-Valley of the Meuse-Huy-Aspect of the
country-Liege-Church of St. Jacques, and St. Odilia's ve-
ritable eye, and eau bénite-Cathedral-University-Palace
of the Prince-Bishops-View of Liege from Belle Vue-
Long-continued clearness of the atmosphere-Pavillon Anglais
-View from one of the bridges-Dialect-Liege prompt to join
in the Revolution of 1830-Causes of the Revolution-Dislike
of the Dutch connexion-Preference to France-Effect of the
previous French Revolution of 1830-Taxes of the mouture,
and abattage-Political prosecutions-Van Maanen-Acts of
violence August 25-Efforts of the Prince of Orange ineffectual
-Provisional government-Dutch troops driven from Brussels
-Belgic Congress-Leopold elected king-Manifestation of
feeling towards Romish ceremonies-Brief sketch of the history
of the Protestant religion in Belgium-Exterminating perse-
cutions-Revival under the Dutch sway-Check it received
in 1832-Recent efforts-Romish clergy opposed to religious
freedom
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LETTER V.
Road to Aix-la-Chapelle-Prussian frontier-Germany-Town-
house-Mineral waters-Change in the coin-Public walks-
Cathedral-Charlemagne-Relics, in the sanctuary-General
outline of German history-Conflicts between the German
tribes and the Romans-Empire of Charlemagne-Its division
-Extinction of the Carlovingian dynasty in Germany-The
German empire elective-House of Saxony-House of Fran-
conia-House of Suabia-Great interregnum-Rudolph, and
the first Austrian dynasty-Second Austrian dynasty, or Lor-
raine branch-Dignity of the Holy Roman Empire-Effect of
the French Revolution, and the subsequent power of Bonaparte
-Confederation of the Rhine; and dissolution of the German
empire-Austrian empire-Gigantic efforts of Germany against
the return of Bonaparte to power, in 1815-Germanic Con-
federation
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LETTER VI.
Road to Cologne-Juliers-Bergheim-Catholic Subscription for
the New Testament, in German-Cologne - The Rhine-
Churches-Deutz-Cologne Cathedral — The Three Kings—
Churches of St. Ursula, St. Géréon, and St. Peter-Voyage on
the Rhine to Bonn-Fieschi-The Seven Mountains-Bonn-
Cathedral-Popplesdorf-Kreutzberg-Protestant Church
Bonn-Church of the Jesuits-King of Prussia's Birth-Day
-University of Bonn
at
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LETTER VII.
Description of the Rhine, from Bonn to Coblentz-Drachenfels-
Godesburg-Nonnenwerth-Rolandseck-Oberwinter-Unkel
-Remagen-Apollinarisberg-Erpel-Okkenfels - Linz-
Sinzig Argenfels
-
BreisigRheineck Hammerstein -
Leutesdorf-Andernach
senthurm-Neuwied -
Floating Bridges-Rafts - Weis-
Engers-Ehrenbreitstein-Coblentz-
The Rhine from Coblentz to Maintz-Tombleson's Views-
Ober-lahnstein— Marksburg-Boppart-St. Goar-Oberwesel
-Caub - Bacharach — Bingen-Ellfeld — Cassel -
Maintz--
Drusus Germanicus-Roman Antiquities--Cathedral 139
LETTER VIII.
Road to Frankfurt- Hotels - Collections-Monument to the
Hessians-Sachsenhausen- Domkirche - Bible Depository-
History of Frankfurt-Educational system-Rationalism-Con-
troversies Secular authority in the Church Intolerance—
Scholastic theology-Thirty years' war- Early opponents of
the scholastic system-Pietism-Degeneracy of Pietism
Bengel and Storr - German philosophy - Its connexion with
theology
Leibnitz English Deists-French literature-
Frederic II.-Nicolaï-Eclecticism-Neological tendencies-
Semler-Kantian philosophy-Scientific theory-Nature-philo-
sophy-Philosophy of sentiment-Hegel's Idealism-Infidelity
of Rationalism-Periodicals-Bretschneider's distinction-Op-
ponents of Rationalism-Schleiermacher-Progress of the doc-
trines of the Reformation-Frankfurt-Maintz-Berg-Bremen
-Hamburgh-Mecklenburg-Hanover-Brunswick - Weimar
-Saxony-Prussian Saxony- Würtemberg - Prussia-New
Liturgy
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Watch-towers -
LETTER IX.
Darmstadt- The Schloss-The Bergstrasse
Auerbach-Smoking-Huge grasshoppers - Storks — Neuen-
heim-Heidelberg-Churches-Ravages of war-The Castle
-The University-Durlach-Carlsruhe - Lutheran church-
Schloss-Radstadt-Baden-Baden-Castle-dungeon - Mineral
waters-Visitors-Ulm-Rustic wedding-Kehl-Strasburg-
Cathedral-Romish ordination-Marshal Saxe's monument-
Preserved bodies-Freiburg-Münster-Approach to Switzer-
land
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