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God save the king ! '' ` The prince remained to hear no more . He fled from the spot , and plunged into the thickest recesses of a neighbouring wood . On , on , he wandered , night and day ; beneath the blazing sun , and the cold pale moon ; through the dry heat of noon , and the damp cold of night ; in the gray light of morn , and the red glare of eve . So heedless was he of time or object , that being bound for Athens , he wandered as far out of his way as Bath . ` There was no city where Bath stands , then . There was no vestige of human habitation , or sign of man 's resort , to bear the name ; but there was the same noble country , the same broad expanse of hill and dale , the same beautiful channel stealing on , far away , the same lofty mountains which , like the troubles of life , viewed at a distance , and partially obscured by the bright mist of its morning , lose their ruggedness and asperity , and seem all ease and softness .