"Leyden is only a few miles
north of The Hague, and the railway runs through a fertile
agricultural district. It is situated on the Rhine, the waters
of that river entering the city in two branches, the Old and New Rhine, uniting near its centre and flowing slowly through the town. Like Haarlem, it conveys the impression
of being well-to-do. The people are well dressed, the houses
are clean and commodious; the Breedestraat, the main thoroughfare, has several handsome buildings in addition to the ancient Town Hall; and the great University has not only
earned a world-wide reputation, but also brings yearly into
the town hundreds of young students, drawn to a large
extent from the best families in Holland." p. 188"Holland and Delft" by Richard Lovett in Holland as seen and described by famous writers (1906) Edited by Esther Singleton
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