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it to my great furprize as beautifully veined as 

 the fineft hard Caftile Soap ; and indeed I fhould 

 not be found guilty of an Hyperbole, in affert- 

 ing it to look as fair as the niceft polilhed blue 

 veined Marble. 



28. Near to this Pond grew a convenient bed 

 of common Rufhes, upon which we fpread our 

 Table-cloth, and then fitting down around it 

 each Gentleman on his Cloak crofs-legged, (that 

 is to fay Turkifh or Taylor failiion,) we made 

 a hearty Dinner upon a quarter of cold roafted 

 Lamb with a good Sallad, wilhing a health to 

 all our Friends round this great Mountain in a 

 glafs of rich Madeira Wine : And after dinner we 

 fate two hours at leaft to refrefli Nature which 

 was a little fatigued, making what Obfervations 

 we could upon fo lonefome, and if I may be in- 

 dulged in the term, beauteoufly difmal fitu- 

 ation. 



29. At firft the Sky was perfeftly clear and 

 ferene, and we perceived feveral Mountain Kites 

 (not unlike the Englifli ones as near as we could 

 guefs, at fifty or fixty yards diflance) hovering 

 over our heads ; but in a quarter of an hour or 

 lefs, the Clouds fell down the vaft cavity apace 

 almoil clofe to us, rendering the Air on a fudden 

 raw and cold : After a hafty and heavy fhower 

 of rain that once more wafhed me clean , they 

 mounted up again out of the top or rim of the 



Cavity, 



