Preface
_ VIEWS A-FOOT；
OR
EUROPE SEEN WITH KNAPSACK AND STAFF.
BY
J. BAYARD TAYLOR.
WITH A PREFACE BY N.P. WILLIS.

"Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way,
And merrily hent the stile-a；
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a."
_Winter‘s Tale_.
PREFACE.
BY N.P. WILLIS.
The book which follows, requires little or no introduction. It tells its own story, and tells it well. The interest in it, which induces the writer of this preface to be its usher to the public, is simply that of his having chanced to be among the first appreciators of the author‘s talent--an appreciation that has since been so more than justified, that the writer is proud to call the author of this book his friend, and bespeak attention to the peculiar energies he has displayed in travel and authorship. Mr. Taylor‘s poetical productions while he was still a printer‘s apprentice, made a strong impression on the writer‘s mind, and he gave them their due of praise acco

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