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number of drawings than I had leifure to complete, and taken at a nearer point of view than Bingen; the compofitionmull be too confufed and minute to convey any refemblance or idea of this wonderful and enchanting landfcape. Itherefore took a fketch only of Rudefheim, which lies oppofite to Bingen; and a diftant view of Johannis-Berg, fituatedon the fummit of a mountain, about the middle of the Rhinegau.

Having fpent two days very agreeably at Bingen, we proceeded towards Baccharah or Bacchi-ara, a fmall city on theRhine; which obtained its name from the peculiar excellence of the wine produced in its neighbourhood. On our waythither we put in at the village of Heifbeck, where I made two drawings of a very antient and romantic gateway.We landed likewife at the caftle of Hoygefteim; which, with another caftle adjacent to it, I fketched in one view; andfhould have introduced them in this collection, if a third, fimilar in point of ftile, but much preferable to it in pic-turefque beauty, which will appear in a future number, had not occurred in my way. The fame reafon will excludemany beautiful and interefting views from the prefent publication, that I may purfue my intention of enriching it withas great a variety of fubjeCts as poflible.

From the windows of my apartment at Baccharah, I was delighted with a diftant but diftinCt view of the city ofKaub; the tower of which formed a fine objeCt. The intermediate profpeCt was richly adorned with woods, paftures,vine grounds, and well cultivated hills. The fine ruins of two magnificent caftles contributed likewife to the beauty ofthe profpeCt, which was bounded by diftant and very lofty mountains. Of this view, and of the city of Baccharah, Imade drawings; but few objeCts have ever attracted my attention more ftrongly than the beautiful remains of a churchbuilt in a ftile of gothic architecture, fimilar to that of Henry the feventh’s chapel in Weftminfter Abbey; which I drewwith great care and precifion, and which is introduced as the fubjeCt of the fourth plate.

Whatever fentiment the rcprefcntation of this elegant ruin may infpire; it is, I think, impoffible for the moll in-different obferver to furvey the original, without lamenting it’s deftruCtion: execrating the ambition of kings ; anddeprecating the wanton barbarities of military executioners.

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