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where, according to traditional report, the mystic 

 rites of enchantment were once performed. For " a 

 deed without a name," truly such a locality is not ill 

 adapted around the shattered pile the water roughly 

 roars in its progress on the one hand, or on the other 

 forms sullen pools black as obsidian, into whose 

 treacherous depths it would not be enviable to fall; 

 broken cliffs rise on either side so lofty, and so shaggy 

 with the mingled foliage of the sable Tew and Wytch 

 Elm, that day-light struggles almost in vain to pene- 

 trate into the murky glen, while the maddening plunge 

 of the stream, as it leaps out of this Stygian den, is 

 alone heard to break the stillness around "the En- 

 chanter's chair," by its intermitting roar. 



In the grounds of Tan y Bwlch Hall, which I 

 next progressed to, I observed the frondose lichens 

 Parmelia lierbacea and Sticta pulmonaria, in great 

 abundance and luxuriance, and bearing the finest 

 fructification. The walks here well merit careful 

 exploration, while the eye is charmed with spreading 

 groves, and romantic scenery boldly rising from the 

 finely watered valley where the river Dwyryd winds 

 gracefully. 



But to return to my artistic friend. An unexpected 

 bump had brought us in contact with, and another 

 incidental shake in life's journey sent us off again at 

 a tangent from each other. We had both mounted 

 the Caernarvon mail to get to Beddgelert, but scarcely 

 had we made a start when my companion's spectacles 

 fell, and were placed Jwrs de combat, or fit only for 

 hospital service. He had scarcely recovered from this 

 disaster, which I remarked was a bad omen, when his 

 snuff-box fell, and was with difficulty recovered. His 



