LETTER XXV.
There is a
pretty little French theatre at Altona, and the
actors are much superior to those I saw at Copenhagen. The theatres at
Hamburg are not open yet, but will very shortly, when the shutting of the gates
at seven o’clock forces the citizens to quit their country houses. But,
respecting Hamburg, I shall not be able to obtain much more information, as I
have determined to sail with the first fair wind for England.
The presence
of the French army would have rendered my intended tour through Germany, in my
way to Switzerland, almost impracticable, had not the advancing season obliged
me to alter my plan. Besides, though Switzerland is the country which for
several years I have been particularly desirous to visit, I do not feel
inclined to ramble any farther this year; nay, I am weary of changing the
scene, and quitting people and places the moment they begin to interest
me. This also is vanity!