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fouth, like the firfl walls fupportmg the upper ground. i\ll 

 over thefe rocks of Itard free-ftones, there is a fufficifiut 

 quantity of vegetable earth to cover them with trees fimilar 

 to thofe of the lower ground. I was much furprifed at finding 

 not a fmgle run of water from that place to the fummit of 

 the mountain, which I reached after many hard windings : 

 Almofl choaked by the heat of the day, and the difficulty of 

 my afcent, I felt myfelf very diilrefled ; but taking a turn 

 to the north fide, I was relieved by fome heaps of remaining 

 fnow, which, melted with brandy, afforded me a delicious 

 drinking, tenfold better than any ice-cream. 



My elevation then was about 2,800 feet above the level of 

 the river j and at four o'clock being on the higheft top, I had 

 the pleafure of contemplating a moil magnificent profpe6l 

 all around the compafs. 



That large river, which I could hardly crofs In half an hour^ 



appeared like a rivulet : a floop was no more than a fmali 



<:anoe rigged with a blanket. What was become of thofe lands, 



places and buildings, left in the morning ? Was I able to 



perceive then any of thofe bufy people riding on the roads, 



or working in their fields ? Could I diflinguifli the rich abode 



from the humble cottage ? Could I hear the noife of a buflling 



world ? No : the whole of it was confounded in the vafl 



horizon before my eyes, like a grain of fand "at my feet. I 



will not atteniDt to defcribe the elevated and noble ideas then 



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