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vale. Salmon, trout, and grayling, abound in the 

 Dee. The favourite flies are the blue dun, the 



and built a house upon its site, of which the outside is ex- 

 tremely simple, but the interior, of the greatest elegance. 



" The two friends possessed, at the foot of the hill, a meadow 

 for their flocks, a beautiful farm-house, and a kitchen-garden. 

 These two extraordinary persons, both of whom possessed the 

 most cultivated minds, resided in that solitude for seven 

 years, without having slept out of it in a single instance. 

 Nevertheless, they are far from reserved, frequently visiting 

 the neighbouring gentry, and receiving, with equal politeness 

 and kindness, travellers, who are either coming from or going 

 to Ireland, and who may be recommended to their attention 

 by their old friends. 



" They possess an excellent library of the best English, 

 French, and Italian authors ; and the interior of the house is 

 remarkable for the beauty of its proportions, the convenient 

 distribution of its apartments, the elegance of the ornaments 

 and furniture, and the noble prospects visible from all the 

 windows. The drawing-room is adorned with charming 

 landscapes, drawn, and painted after nature, by Miss Ponsonby. 

 The arts are cultivated, vrith equal success and modesty ; 

 and you admire their productions in this secluded spot, with a 

 feeling which you could not experience elsewhere ; and are de- 

 lighted to find so much merit, sheltered from the attacks of 

 satire and envy, and talents free from ostentation and pride, 

 which never desire other suffrages than those of friendship. 

 I must not quit Llangollen, without mentioning the pure 

 manners of that part of Wales. The two friends assured us, 

 that often, when they quitted home to walk in the neighbour- 

 hood, they left the key in their cottage door, though they had 

 a considerable quantity of silver plate and other valuable arti- 

 cles, which might have easily been carried away. The inns 

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