Excerpt from The Tour of Doctor Syntax Through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis: A Poem Ar 71911 the fame which the' justly celebrated Docrbn Srlg'mx has acquiied, it was not to be expected that such. A transcendent genius would confine the sphere of his o'bservations and of his future movements to the remote scenes that su1 rotind his Vicarage at Somerden 111 the vicinity. Of the Lakes. To have. Restricted that expansive mind to the contemplation of so barren a field, though the water-drinking bards of the Lakes have denominated it their poetical Elysium would have been to have locked up a precious jewel in a_ casket, and to have excited the just regrets of all who ardently desired to behold the indefatigable Doctor again bustling ln the midst of Society, land'e1, nploying his inimitable pen and pencil delineating the manners and pursuits of mankind From a spot, therefore, so little pro ductive of incident, - where the study of nature was confined to a few specimens in the persons of rhyming minstrels, peasants, country-women, and pe1iodical valetudinarian yisitants to theborders of the Meres, Doq'ron syntax was earnestly solicited to immerge into the scenes of the great world, and to, exert the'energies of his mind in depicting the pleasures and miseries on the Mnrnopoms. Among the' most powerful incitements to this undertaking which the Doctor experienced, were' it must be confessed, 'thé repeated suggestions of Mrs. Syn tax, who was herself desirous of figuring for a time amidst the gaieties of the fashionable world. With this desire'of his spouse, so natural to the panting bosoms of the country fair, the affection ate Doctor was induced at length to comply and the public are here presented, along' with the adventures and 'observations of the' celebrated Syntax, with the additional and pleasing aecom paniment of the presence, and it is to be hoped no less entertaining remarks, of his unsophisti 'elated wife. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.