454- A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



other. The path lays along fome woods 

 and meadows, not very amufing. From 

 the fide of a hill, about half a mile from 

 the fall, I could obferve the river Mawd- 

 dach rolling down a fteep in a woody vale 

 above, and it's hoarfe murmuring jufl 

 reached my ear. Beyond it, at fome dif- 

 tance, was a rude arch, which croffed the 

 glen, and from my prefent ftation, gave a 

 plealing and romantic cafl to the fcene. 



Defcending now (but cautious left too faftj, 

 A fudden fteep upon a ruftic bridge, 

 We pafs a gulph in which the hazels dip 

 Their pendent boughs 



This was a truly alpine bridge over the 

 river Cain, formed by the rude trunk of 

 an oak which hung frightfully over the 

 black torrent, that roared amongfl the 

 rocks many feet beneath. Having pafTed 

 this I foon found myfelf at the foot of 

 Rhaiadr y Mawddach, the cataract of the 

 river Mawddacb. This ftream here forces 



itfelf 



