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-Ruskin, Telford, and Domecq-Their Spanish vineyards and English house-The Domecqs in Paris-Author’s political work. 179, 180, 181. Author’s cousins of Croydon and Perth-James, John, Andrew, and William Richardson.

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183, 184. Modern Painters, vol. ii.-Its aim and style: imitation of Hooker. 185. Tour abroad-Dover packet. 186, 187. The Belfry and Town of Calais. 188. By Champagnole, over the Cenis, to Verona and Venice-Author’s tastes and his father’s: author’s “arrogance.” 189. A dispute with his father at Pisa. 190, 191. Chamouni and Lucerne-Rhymes to Louise Ellis-St. Urbain, Troyes. 192. Reception of Modern Painters, vol. ii.-Lord Lindsay’s Christian Art reviewed by the author for Lockhart in the Quarterly-Miss Charlotte Lockhart. 193. Author goes to Ambleside (1847) to write the review-A despondent mood. 194. Another cure at Leamington-Macdonald of Crossmount. 195. Author’s friendships: D. Drewitt, G. Collingwood, A. Wedderburn. 196. A Schehallion shooting-party. 197. Crossmount thistles-Author’s manual exercises: digging, rowing, stone-breaking, street-sweeping, carpentering, bricklaying, scouring floors. 198. Crossmount owls-A meeting with Miss Lockhart, Mr. Hope Scott, and Mr. Gladstone at Lady Davy’s. 199. Studies of trees and grass-Botanical studies, afterwards carried on in Proserpina. 200. “Analysis” and “dissection.” 201. Religious questionings. 202. Extract from author’s diary at Leamington.

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203, 204. Samoens Inn-Mr. and Mrs. Simon-The Hôtel du Mont Blanc at St. Martin-Marriage of author’s cousin Mary. 205. Wind in Swiss valleys, inundations, cretinism. 206, 207. Author’s plans for settling in the Alps and redeeming their peasant-life. 208, 209. Tour abroad, 1849-Extracts from diary-Sens, Champagnole, Geneva, Chambéry, Chartreuse. 210. Rousseau and St. Pierre. 211. With Richard Fall to Chamouni: his career and death. 212. Miss Eliza Fall. 213, 214. The road from Geneva to Chamouni: the valley of Cluse-The Aiguille de Varens. 215. Mont Fleury. 216. The Nant d’Arpenaz-The Hôtel du Mont Blanc, St. Martin: the views from it-The Bridge. 218. The walks and peasant-life. 219, 220. Extracts from diaries (1854 and 1849): Catholicism in Savoy. 221. Illness at Courmayeur-The Val de Ferret. 222, 223. Diary at Chamouni-The mystery of God-Cousin Mary’s death.

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