A seat of matted bark and rope with a pole either side of me
Carried across the alps on my Chaise à Porteurs
upon the shoulders of several men into Italy
Carried across the alps on my Chaise à Porteurs
Epic scenes to awe a hardened sceptic into belief
Carried across the alps on my Chaise à Porteurs
Terror mixed with pleasure, the full effect of sublimity
Be aware, learned men,
of what Samuel Johnson says
Turn all care out of your head
as soon as you mount the chaise
Carried across the alps on my Chaise à Porteurs
Indifference to life the source of my intrepidity
Carried across the alps on my Chaise à Porteurs
Neither hurt nor frightened by The Vast Profundity
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source:
'Ladies of the Grand Tour' by Brian Dolan