Whoever wishes to form an idea of Dutch prettiness and cleanliness should come here.
The houses are mostly one story high, neatly and tastefully built; the brightest of brass handles adorn the street-doors; the windows are kept scrupulously clean, and furnished with white curtains.
In Saxony I had found many dwellings of the peasantry tidy and neat enough, displaying at any rate more opulence than we are accustomed to find with this class of people; but I had seen none to compete with this pretty village.
Among the peasants' costumes, I only liked that worn by the women from the "Vierlanden." They wear short full skirts of black stuff, fine white chemisettes with long sleeves, and coloured bodices, lightly fastened in front with silk cords or silver buckles.

Their straw hats have a most comical appearance; the brim of the hat is turned up in such a manner that the crown appears to have completely sunk in.

Many pretty young girls dressed in this manner come to Hamburgh to sell flowers, and take up their position in front of the Exchange.
The 26th of April, the day appointed for my departure, arrived only too speedily.

To part is the unavoidable fate of the traveller; but sometimes we part gladly, sometimes with regret.

I need not write many pages to describe my feelings at the parting in Hamburgh.