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we got beyond the higher mountains, when 

 on a fudden, a fine open profpedt of all the 

 country eaftward was extended before us. 

 Here we were treated with a paftoral land- 

 fcape, bounded by high diftant mountains, 

 which formed a majeftic barrier around : 

 amongft thefe, Cader Idris, and the two 

 Arrennigs were particularly confpicuous. 



From hence we made a fharp turn to 

 the right, iUll continuing our journey over 

 a wretched horfe-path, and foon after- 

 wards, turning again to the right, we 

 entered another deep glen, called Drws 

 X Ardudwy, the pafs of the overflowed land> 

 a place well calculated to infpire the timid 

 mind with horror. The fides and bottom 

 were almoft covered over with loofe frag- 

 ments of ftone, once detached by the force 

 of froft, or the irrefiftible rufhing of tor- 

 rents, after dorms and heavy rain, from 

 the heights above. The fear for perfonal 

 fafety muft fometimes, in places fimilar to 



this, 



