248 NORTHERN MEMOIRS. 



under the sunshine of the Gospel. Adam stood 

 unlimited, the forbidden tree only excepted. 

 Nature was unconfined, and the creation blest 

 with multiplicity of blessings, till Adam's trans- 

 gression. But as nature operates the will of the 

 Creator, so the nations shall bow to the Son of 

 God. 



Theoph. So let the argument drop ; only give 

 us a description of the situations of Leith. 



Am. Leith stands, as you see, situated on a 

 level surrounded by sea on the north-east ; and 

 guarded on the south with Neal's Craigs, and 

 Arthur's Seat, that hangs over Edinburgh. But 

 the fabricks of Leith are built with stone, ho- 

 vering over the pier, and fronting the ocean, al- 

 most drown'd under water ; and that which is 

 worse, if worse can be, those nauseating scents 

 suckt greedily from the sea, bring arguments of 

 disease, and sometimes summons for death. On 

 the other hand, Scotland cannot present you 

 with a more pleasant port ; for here the houses 

 and structures are large and lofty, and the pier 

 like a gnomen directs to the tolbooth. Here 

 also stands a substantial cawsey that leads to the 

 bridg, that brings you to a citadel that was, but 

 now is not, because hudled in dust, and ruinous 

 heaps ; yet not ruin'd by age, nor torn with the 

 sears and impressions of war ; but policy, and 

 not piety, laid her surface in the sand. 



