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8 THE MAN IN THE MOON 
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THE PENITENTIARY, SEEN FROM THE BALLOON,

was the next object of attraction: but as we were already familiar with the view, from the map of London, it had not any particular charm of novelty. Much more interesting was the view  of London, which we shall describe as if we were writing for some High Art publication. Order!

Yes-there it lay- that mighty Babylon in which so many noble minds were struggling and breaking down, calmly sleeping in the warm glow of eventide, as its thousand vanes and pinnacles reflected the light in twinkling brightness! And far off-out and away in the grey distance-did its polypus arms extend. And every speck that dotted its swarming expanse was the home, and hearth, and holy sanctuary of domestic loves, and trials, and bloodless battles nobly won; and every mite that traversed its tiny streets had a heart, and impulse, and affections, with ourselves. Oh! human vanity! oh soaring, empty conceit of man! how dost thou fall to less than nothingness, when we thus behold the forms in which thou workest-grains of life on the vast system of being! 

That's the way to do it: and no wonder everybody is so fond of it, when it's so easy. Mais revenons,&c.  The view of London is very wonderful. such a city as you would build upon a billiard table with lots of little Dutch toy villages; with people very like the distinguished individuals who throng the streets in the ILLUSTRATED NEWS' view  of Dublin. But the river is equally wonderful, and especially
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THE MAN IN THE MOON 9

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THE STEAMERS, AS THEY APPEAR FROM THE BALLOON

shooting out two trains behind them , like water-rockets. But with regard to the river itself, we never knew, until we took the bird's-eye view which the present trip allowed us to,

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WHY IT IS SO FAR TO MARGATE BY WATER.

We sailed merrily on. but were somewhat disappointed at not being able to have an interview with out proprietor, for the Moon was not yet up. But we had plenty to occupy our attention, never having seen a "Map of the country for twenty miles round London" on such an extensive scale before. We passed the Isle
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