wonttoregardhimfromourremotepewinthegallery，as，withstepsolemnandslow，heascendedthepulpit！Thisreverendman，withcountenancesodemurelybenign，withrobessoglossyandsoclericallyflowing，withwigsominutelypowdered，sorigidandsovast，-couldthisbehewho，oflate，withsourvisage，andinsnuffyhabiliments，administered，feruleinhand，theDraconianlawsoftheacademy？Oh，giganticparadox，tooutterlymonstrousforsolution！
Atanangleoftheponderouswallfrownedamoreponderousgate。Itwasrivetedandstuddedwithironbolts，andsurmountedwithjaggedironspikes。Whatimpressionsofdeepawediditinspire！Itwasneveropenedsaveforthethreeperiodicalegressionsandingressionsalreadymentioned；then，ineverycreakofitsmightyhinges，wefoundaplenitudeofmysteryaworldofmatterforsolemnremark，orformoresolemnmeditation。
Theextensiveenclosurewasirregularinform，havingmanycapaciousrecesses。Ofthese，threeorfourofthelargestconstitutedtheplay-ground。Itwaslevel，andcoveredwithfinehardgravel。Iwellrememberithadnotrees，norbenches，noranythingsimilarwithinit。Ofcourseitwasintherearofthehouse。Infrontlayasmallparterre，plantedwithboxandothershrubs；butthroughthissacreddivisionwepassedonlyuponrareoccasionsindeedsuchasafirstadventtoschoolorfinaldeparturethence，orperhaps，whenaparentorfriendhavingcalledforus，wejoyfullytookourwayhomefortheChristmasorMidsummerholy-days。
Butthehouse！howquaintanoldbuildingwasthis！tomehowveritablyapalaceofenchantment！Therewasreallynoendtoitswindingstoitsincomprehensiblesubdivisions。Itwasdifficult，atanygiventime，tosaywithcertaintyuponwhichofitstwostoriesonehappenedtobe。Fromeachroomtoeveryotherthereweresuretobefoundthreeorfourstepseitherinascentordescent。
Thenthelateralbrancheswereinnumerableinconceivableandsoreturninginuponthemselves，thatourmostexactideasinregardtothewholemansionwerenotveryfardifferentfromthosewithwhichwepondereduponinfinity。Duringthefiveyearsofmyresidencehere，Iwasneverabletoascertainwithprecision，inwhatremotelocalitylaythelittlesleepingapartmentassignedtomyselfandsomeeighteenortwentyotherscholars。