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steeples steal upon the view, and to the right lie innumerable corn fields, interspersed with insulated farms. We entered the town, and put up at the sign of the Prince, where a cheerful-looking land­ lady welcomed us with much good humor. Having rested a little, we walked out to view the town, and particularly the Cathedral, which contains the remains of all our Royal family for ages past. The building, though very ex­ tensive, has been increased by a mausoleum, for the reception of future kings. We beheld the resting place of Christian the Fourth, a king who held the balance of justice in equal scales; who consulted, in all things, the good of his subjects ; he was happy in an honorable peace, but when provoked by inju­ ries, the first to meet dangers in maintaining the rights of his people. His virtues have pro­ cured him the surname of Great. In the 14th year of his age he presided in the Supreme Court of Justice, when three noblemen were tried for having assaulted, and maimed another of their rank. The peers at-

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