A General View of Madrid, the Capital of New Castille, and of the Kingdom of Spain

as described by A.F. Calvert, Southern Spain

The wide realm of tawny Spain

a bare recital of facts

a little gossip

the gay Moor is likely to assimilate

various scraps of originals

vade-mecum

recall to the returned traveller

the Catholic King’s doubtless shortcomings

a high dado of “azulejos”

sherry in its native place

I was disturbed in this tranquil palace

since to be murdered by a madman

is not among

the more agreeable experiences of a lifetime

in these days of distorted aesthetics

and vice versa

loungers bedecked with flowering plants

asleep on the seats

you will crave that cool wind afterwards

but I digress

and I counsel you against doing so

my interest in bull-killing

was never more than languid

the city, of which I only caught a glimpse