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lakes, and ftreams, each receding behind 

 the other, and bounded only by, the far 

 diftant horizon, that the eye almoll; ftrained 

 itfelf with looking upon them. Thefe 

 majeftic profpects were foon mut from our 

 light by the gathering clouds, which now 

 began to clofe in much heavier than they 

 had done before, and it was in vain that 

 we waited near an hour for another open- 

 ing ; we were therefore at length obliged 

 to defcend, in defpair of being gratified any 

 more with thefe fublime views. 



We again pafTed Clawdd Coch, and foon 

 afterwards, turning to the left, defcended 

 into the mountain vale, called Cwm Llan, 

 and followed the courfe of a flream which 

 runs from hence into Llyn y Dinas in 

 Gwynant. This little rivulet entertained 

 us much in it's defcent, by being fre- 

 quently thrown over low rocks, and form- 

 ing fmall, imt fometimes elegant cafcades. 



After 



