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parts by arches turned underneath it, a me* 

 thod in the expence found far preferable to 

 that of hollowing it out of the folid rock. 

 Before the wall was built, accidents were 

 continually happening by people falling 

 down the precipices; but fince that time, I 

 believe it has been perfectly fafe. 



Of thefe accidents, Mr. Pennant * has 

 recorded the following: An excifeman fell 

 from the higheft part, and efcaped unhurt* 

 The Rev. Mr. Jones, who in 1762, was 

 rector of Llanlian, in Anglefea, fell with 

 his horfe, and a midwife behind him down 

 the freepeft part. The female perimed as 

 did the nag, but the Divine, with great 

 philofophy, unfaddled the freed, and march- 

 ed off with, the trappings, exulting at his 

 own prefervation. 



(t I have often heard," continues this in- 

 telligent author " of another accident attend- 



* Tour II. 305. 



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