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(Loofe his beard and hoary hair 

 Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air) 

 And with a matter's hand, and prophet's fire, 

 Struck the deep forrows of his lyre. 



From this fcene, we returned to the 

 road, and proceeded onwards over a 

 mountainous, though not either very ro- 

 mantic, or entertaining country, till we 

 reached Penmachno, the head of the Macbno, 

 an odd looking village, built almoft in a 

 circle round the church. From hence we 

 continued our journey, over a ftill moun- 

 tainous, but dreary country, till we came 

 to the village of Ffeftiniog, the place of 

 haftening. This little place and the vale near f* 

 it, have been juftly celebrated by the elegant 

 pen of Lord Lyttleton, who made a tour 

 through Wales in the year 1756. 



There happened to be a fair, when we 

 were at this place, and as we chofe to put 

 up with any inconvenience, rather than 

 be peftered with the vociferous curiolity 



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