ply with the established recipe in such cases; being perfectly aware, a medical treatise without Latin or Greek, would be completely out of practice: and having made it as regular, entertaining, and intelligible as we can, leave it to the candour of our readers, by advising, in addition to the Doctor's prescriptions, those using the cold bath, and wishing for good rest, to take it in the evening, as we have the experience of Agathinus, that the cold bath promotes somnolency, the same effect being observed after bathing in rivers.

-Ter unctus

Transnanto Tyberim somno quibus est opus alto.
HORACE, lib. ii. Ser. Sat. 1.

After which the reader can, if he pleases,

To the walks, about seven, trace back his way,
When the sun marches off, and the ladies make day;
What crowding of charms! Gods! or rather Goddesses!
What beauties are here! what bright looks, airs, and

dresses.

In the room of the waters had Helicon sprung,
And the nymphs of the place by old poets been sung,
To invite the Gods hither they would have had reason,
And Jove had descended each night in the season.
BYROM.

are,

The principal professional Treatises on the Waters, Dr. Lambe's in the Manchester Memoirs, vol. 5; Dr. Middleton's Analysis; Dr. Winthrop's Analysis, in Field's excellent Historical Account of Warwick, &c. Dr. G. N. Weatherhead's Analysis, 1820.

WALKS ROUND LEAMINGTON.

I have lov'd the rural walk through lanes
Of grassy swarth, close cropp'd by nibbling sheep,
And skirted thick with intermixture firm

Of thorny boughs; have lov'd the rural walk
O'er hills, through vallies, and by rivers' brinks.

COWPER.

Having perfectly perambulated the town, the visitor's attention, whether he come for health or pleasure, is naturally directed to the walks around it; and, in these, the outskirts of Leamington are particularly rich. Whether the reader love the open field, or the shady lane; the sweeping hill, or secluded valley; the public road, or private path; here he will be gratified. On the advantages of walking, in a physical point of view, nothing need be said, they are obvious to the most uninformed.

To cure the mind's wrong bias, spleen,
Some recommend the bowling-green;
Some, hilly walks; all exercise;

Fling but a stone, the giant dies.*

It may not be irrelevant to remark, that locomotion, while it improves the health, and adds to the strength, is, in the opinion of many ingenious

See Spleen, by Green,

writers, highly favourable to the indulgence of the intellectual powers; a fact that, most probably, gave existence to that class of Philosophers who, in allusion to their pursuing their studies only while walking in the groves of Academus, styled themselves Peripatetics.

The nearest, most obvious, and, perhaps, the most frequented and pleasant walk round Leamington, is a rural promenade, called

THE HOLLY WALK.

Not distant far, a length of colonnade
Invites us,

Our fathers knew the value of a screen,
From sultry suns; and in their shaded walks
And long protracted bow'rs, enjoy'd at noon
The gloom and coolness of declining day.

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COWPER.

THIS walk derives its name from the great number of holly trees, with their gilded leaves and crimson fruit, which are to be found intermixed with others, and ranged in corresponding lines, stretching their hundred giant arms, like Briareus all across the road, and forming a charming colonnade along the side of a rural lane, nearly half a mile in extent. The holly trees in this walk are, undoubtedly, some of the most majestic and beautiful in the kingdom.

Yet not all its pride secures,

The grand retreat from injuries, impress'd
By rural carvers, who, with knives, deface
Their trunks, leaving an obscure, rude name,
In characters uncouth and spelt amiss.

This beautiful walk, which we might fancy was raised, in the olden time,' to the honor and glory of Christmas, is, during the season, constantly frequented by the elegant belles and graceful beaux that visit the Spa. It lies about six hundred yards north-east of the Royal Pump Room, and belongs to the tasteful pleasure grounds of Newbold Comyn; the whole of which were formerly open to the public inspection, till some wanton liberties, occasioned by this license, on the privacy and property of the Reverend owner, obliged him to enclose the greatest part of them. Nothing can be more delightful, when the sun is high and forbids the open landscape, than to stroll to this walk, and read, under the luxuriant shade of the hollies, Southey's delightful poem, "The Holly Tree," or some corresponding production; giving the scene a voice, and impressing the influence, morality, and philosophy of nature on the mind and heart. The direct road to this walk, through the old town, is down Bath Street, and across the bridge, past the Royal Pump Rooms, till you reach the beginning of Union Parade; here crossing, the road that turns off on the right

leads to the Holly-Walk Gate; but, to those who dislike the road, there is a footpath opposite the parade, across the fields, which will be found very pleasant; there is also a footpath from the village, by the mill; crossing the flood-gates, "the never failing brook, the busy mill," and along a charming mead, we come to a turn-stile, where there is, perhaps, a better panoramic view of Leamington, including the church, new bridge, royal baths, with the river, mill, &c. than can be obtained from any other point. From this turn-stile, another mead leads you to the Holly-Walk; at the top of which, a style on the right, conducts you to the beautiful seat of Newbold Comyn, a handsome mansion of the villa description, with a portico and composition front; surrounded by trees, it presents itself most advantageously to the eye. To this mansion there is also a coach-road, which, for the greater part, runs parallel with the Holly Walk. Keeping straight onwards, by the side of Mr. Willes' seat, the opposite stile gives you access to a most romantic retreat, called

THE WILDERNESS.

And now, with nerves new brac'd and spirits cheer'd,
We tread the wilderness.

COWPER.

THIS beautiful spot consists of a maze of trees entwined with ivy, forming a deep and bowery