244 SCENERY. 



down into silent dells, and ever and anon break ont to the sea 

 through Avood-skirted ravines. Tliere, in the distance, are the 

 glittering icebergs sailing majestically past ; or here, aground in 

 some quiet cove, lies one of the white wanderers, the waves 

 gently laving its sides, while cascades are pouring from its top 

 as it melts under the tierce rays of the summer's sun. Every- 

 where the eye is greeted with some new, fantastic form of clitt, 

 or rich coloirring of jjorj^hyry rock ; while the softness of deli- 

 cate mosses contrasts at intervals with the ruggedness of bare 

 rocks on which the gnawing tooth of time has been oi^erating for 

 countless ages. At almost every turn of the I'oad little gem-like 

 lakes Hash into view, their waters clear as crystal, many of theui 

 with moss-clad islets sleeping in their bosoms. Such a drive, in 

 a bright summer's day, around these great sea-arms, is some- 

 thin" to be remembered till the close of life. 



