CHAPTER XXI.

Leaving Venice--Hervey's Lament--Scenery _en route_--Padua-- Associations of the past--A brief history of Padua, and the House of Carrara--General appearance of the town--Giotto's Chapel--His beautiful frescoes--Character of Giotto's work--The Cathedral-- Palazzo della Ragione--The Wooden Horse--St. Antonio--The Hermitage--The Fallen Angels--The University and its students --Ladies of Padua--Situation of the city--An old bridge--Climate 264