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number of these mollusks adhering to the rocks, while the 

 dancing spray bounded towards them as if in sport, and 

 then streamed down the rocks like molten silver. 



The morning was one of the finest in July, when a fresh 

 cool breeze gently ripples the surface of the deep ; and the 

 distant mountains, beautifully varied with light and shade, 

 are occasionally obscured with floating mists, which some- 

 times envelope their majestic heads, and again as rapidly 

 disclose them. The scene was beautiful and animating. 

 Light skiffs glanced merrily over the transparent waters, 

 and sea-birds darted from their coverts in the rocks, now 

 rising in the air, now diving into the sea, and again appear- 

 ing like foam upon the billows. In the distance, stupen- 

 dous masses of black granite stood forth in all their native 

 majesty, and on the nearest cliffs the glittering windows of 

 a range of houses met the view. Suddenly the mellow 

 tones of the church clock, as if inspired by the spirit of 

 Memnou, began to strike the hour at the moment when the 

 beams of the now risen sun burst in full glory on the sur- 

 rounding scene, and a loug line of radiance streamed upon 

 the face of the waters, occasionally lost or broken by the 

 huge shadows of distant rocks. Meantime the vessel ad- 

 vanced to the shore, and the voyager sprang on land — 



