...nice, Sept. 29, 1839. my dear Hillard,—Among canals, amidst the cries and songs of gondoliers, and the gentle splash of their oars, from the isles of Venice, under the shadow of the Lion of St. Mark , I write you now. At the price of a blot I will mark on the above view the house and room where I am. Would that you were here to look with me upon the gilded water, and then to stroll under the arc...