Vicinity of the Angle fey Copper-lVoris. 37 1 



already begins to appear, that will ufher in the harveft, as foon as the crop of hay with 

 which the farmers are now bufied is fafely houfed. 



As we approached Amlwch, we were much pleafed with feeing the fears of rock between 

 the town and fea occupied by numerous groupes of men, women and children, all neat and 

 in their bed clothes, it being Sunday, who were enjoying the mild temperature of afummer 

 evening rendered refrefhing by the neighbourhood of the fea. In one place we obferved a 

 circle of men gathered round a point of rock, in which was feated the orator of the party 

 reading a newfpaper aloud, and commenting upon it ; on other little eminences were feen 

 family parties, the elder ones converGng, and the younger children gamboling about them, 

 or running races with each other: in a new-mown meadow clofe to the town, we pafled by 

 a large company of lads and lafles feated on a green bank, chatting, laughing, and full of 

 mirth and frolic. To one who had been a fpedlator of the grofs and riotous delight too 

 frequent on holyday-evenings in the outfkirts of the metropolis, or any large town in Eng- 

 land, the contrail could not fail of being very ftriking, and much to the advantage of the 

 inhabitants of Amlwch: out of the whole number we did not fee one drinking party ; the 

 pleafures of fociety and mutual converfe needed not the aid of intoxication to heighten 

 their relifh. 



Mean time the fong went round, and dance and fport, 



M'ifdom and friendly tallc,ruccefTive, flole 



Their hours away : while in the rofy vale 



Love breath'd his infant fighs, from anguilh free, 



And full replete with blifs ; fave the fweet pain 



That inly thrilling but exalts it ir.ore. 



Harmonious Nature too look'd fmiliog on : 



Clear (hone the (kies, cool'd with eternal galei, 



And balmy fpirit all- Thousok. 



T aprt acquainted with no place the manners of whofe inhabitants are fo unexceptionable 

 (as far at lead as a ftranger is enabled to judge of them) as Amlwch ; and the favourable 

 opinion which I was led to entertain of them, on vifiting the town laft year, is confirmed by 

 •what I have obferved at prefent. Not a fingle inftance have I known of drunkennefs ; not 

 one quarrel have I witnefled during two very crowded market days, and one of them a day 

 of unufual indulgence, that I paiTed at this place ; and I believe no gaol or bridewell, or 

 houfe of confinement, exifts in the town or neighbourhood. Moil of the miners are me- 

 thodifls, and to the prevalence of this religious fecfl is chiefly to be attributed the good 

 order that is fo confpicuous. Men who have been long confirmed in habits of vice and ir- 

 regularity, need arguments the moll potent that can be offered to counterbalance the aflb- 

 ciated power of habit and inclination : were it poflible forcibly to tear them from their 

 connexions, and to place them in an entirely dilTcrent fituation, reafon might then be called 

 in gradually to pcrfc£l the cure ; but where this cannot be done, (and in mod cjfes it i$ 

 impraflicablc,) what ari;ument can be urged of fuch overbearing force as to combat with 

 and overthrow the moft rooted propcnfities,evcn upon tlicir own territory, unaflTifted by ex- 

 ternal coercion, except a Itroiig and imprcflive appeal to their hopes and fears 5 and, by pre- 



3^2 anting 



