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and in it's collateral parts, of two fpherlcal por- 

 tions ; there is the harmonic expreffion. 



It is, farther, from thefe fame harmonies, that 

 long ridges of mountains, overtopped by lofty 

 peaks of a pyramidical form, feparated from each 

 other by deep valleys, delight us by their grace- 

 fulnefs and majefty. If to thefe you add rivers 

 meandering below, radiating poplars waving on 

 their banks, flocks of cattle and fhepherds, you 

 will have vales fimilar to that of Tempe. The cir- 

 cular forms of the mountains, in fuch a landfcape, 

 are placed between their extremes, namely, the 

 prominency of the rocks, and the cavity of the 

 valleys. But if you feparate from it the harmonic 

 expreffions, that is, the circular vvavlngs of thofe 

 mountains, together with their peaceful inhabi- 

 tants, and allow the extremes only to remain, and 

 you will then have the dreary profpeâ: of Cape- 

 Horn ; angular, perpendicular rocks, hanging over 

 fluhomlefs abyfîes. 



If to thefe you add oppofitions of colour, as 

 that of fnow on the fummits of the duiky rocks, 

 the foam of the billows breaking on the lurid 

 fhore, a pale fun in a glocmy fky, torrents of rain 

 in the midft of Summer, tremendous fqualls of 

 wind fucceeded by fullen calms, a European vef- 

 fel, on her way to fpread defolation over the iilands 



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