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upon ; it is well wooded, and its banks 

 are adorned with numerous villages and 

 cottages, all neatly w^hite-washed, pre- 

 senting a coup d'oeil impossible to de- 

 scribe. 



The river, as you approach the capital 

 of Lower Canada, is dotted with islets, 

 and gives but little promise of the 

 splendid scene that awaits the traveller 

 on nearing the city of Quebec ; for no 

 language can convey the remotest idea of 

 the grandeur of the scene on rounding the 

 point of land which conceals this beautiful 

 city until the vessel enters the basin. 

 The view is magnificent in the extreme, 

 and bursts upon the astonished gazer as 

 if by enchantment. 



The Upper Town of Quebec overhangs 

 the Lower, at an eminence of two hun- 

 dred feet, and presents a most imposing 

 appearance. The roofs of the cathedral, 

 catholic churches, convents, and several 



