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was offering up his burnt-offering; perhaps when 

 Caleb was carrying the cluster of Eshcol. 



Yar Tor rises just opposite to Sharp Tor, on the 

 light hand of our road. This eminence is crowned 

 by a strong wall, forming a square enclosure, formed 

 partly by nature and partly by art. On the north- 

 east slope, we saw " the remains of some hut-circles, 

 and the ruins of a kist-vaen," which are there ; but 

 time pressed, tokens of a storm lurked in the horizon, 

 and I specially deprecated our being disappointed of 

 seeing Wistman's Wood. We were therefore con- 

 strained to hasten past these interesting antiquities 

 without examination. 



From the skirts of Yar Tor, looking south, the 

 view is suddenly opened by our having left Sharp 

 Tor in the rear ; and the rounded hills which form 

 the valley of the Dart take majestic forms, and have 

 an aspect of sullen grandeur, but the river itself is 

 not here visible. 



Soon, however, we see it before us.; and descending 

 abruptly we come to a small bridge, by which we 

 cross the East Dart, just before its junction with the 

 West Dart; the spot itself and the bridge bearing 

 the name of Dartmeet. The view up the east branch 

 is extremely fine ; the stream being very swift, and 

 full of rocks, the wild riotous turbulence, the dashing, 

 flashing water half lost in foam, and the high-toned 

 metallic cry, take strong hold of the imagination. 

 Looking up the west branch, and down the united 

 stream, the aspect has the same character. 



