Sincehisvoyageahemispherehasbeenaddedtothecivilizedworld。
Ifapersonsuffermuchfromsea-sickness，lethimweighitheavilyinthebalance。Ispeakfromexperience：itisnotriflingevil，curedinaweek。If，ontheotherhand，hetakepleasureinnavaltactics，hewillassuredlyhavefullscopeforhistaste。Butitmustbeborneinmind，howlargeaproportionofthetime，duringalongvoyage，isspentonthewater，ascomparedwiththedaysinharbour。Andwhataretheboastedgloriesoftheillimitableocean。Atediouswaste，adesertofwater，astheArabiancallsit。Nodoubttherearesomedelightfulscenes。Amoonlightnight，withtheclearheavensandthedarkglitteringsea，andthewhitesailsfilledbythesoftairofagentlyblowingtrade-wind，adeadcalm，withtheheavingsurfacepolishedlikeamirror，andallstillexcepttheoccasionalflappingofthecanvas。Itiswelloncetobeholdasquallwithitsrisingarchandcomingfury，ortheheavygaleofwindandmountainouswaves。
Iconfess，however，myimaginationhadpaintedsomethingmoregrand，moreterrificinthefull-grownstorm。Itisanincomparablyfinerspectaclewhenbeheldonshore，wherethewavingtrees，thewildflightofthebirds，thedarkshadowsandbrightlights，therushingofthetorrentsallproclaimthestrifeoftheunloosedelements。Atseathealbatrossandlittlepetrelflyasifthestormweretheirpropersphere，thewaterrisesandsinksasiffulfillingitsusualtask，theshipaloneanditsinhabitantsseemtheobjectsofwrath。Onaforlornandweather-beatencoast，thesceneisindeeddifferent，butthefeelingspartakemoreofhorrorthanofwilddelight。
Letusnowlookatthebrightersideofthepasttime。Thepleasurederivedfrombeholdingthesceneryandthegeneralaspectofthevariouscountrieswehavevisited，hasdecidedlybeenthemostconstantandhighestsourceofenjoyment。ItisprobablethatthepicturesquebeautyofmanypartsofEuropeexceedsanythingwhichwebeheld。Butthereisagrowingpleasureincomparingthecharacterofthesceneryindifferentcountries，whichtoacertaindegreeisdistinctfrommerelyadmiringitsbeauty。
Itdependschieflyonanacquaintancewiththeindividualpartsofeachview。Iamstronglyinducedtobelievethatasinmusic，thepersonwhounderstandseverynotewill，ifhealsopossessesapropertaste，morethoroughlyenjoythewhole，sohewhoexamineseachpartofafineview，mayalsothoroughlycomprehendthefullandcombinedeffect。Hence，atravellershouldbeabotanist，forinallviewsplantsformthechiefembellishment。