The Tagus and the Tiber; Or, Notes of Travel in Portugal, Spain, and Italy, in 1850-51 By William Edward Baxter

The Tagus and the Tiber; Or, Notes of Travel in Portugal, Spain, and Italy, in 1850-51 By William Edward Baxter: "In a forest of cork trees and arbutus on an eminence dividing into two parts a wild dingle stand the desolated ruins of Montserrat a castellated edifice built by Mr Beckford the eccentric author of Vathek Here once that spoiled child of fortune schemed his plans of pleasure but now the fairy dwelling is lone and giant weeds a passage scarce allow To halls deserted portals gaping wide The path between this house and Cintra is perhaps the most picturesque in Portugal, leading over a wooded hill amidst rocks, ravines, and gardens, above which rise the ruins of the >Moorish fort."