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the mofs faxifrage, and a few goats of pure 

 white, that were feen flapping carelefsly 

 along it's dangerous fleeps. From it's 

 fpiry points and deep precipices, it has 

 affumed an appearance not much unlike 

 the age-worn-front of fome antient cathe- 

 dral. The whole of the fcene, from near 

 the edge of the pool, is truly picturefque 

 and grand, and from fome ftation not far 

 diftant, Wilfon's admirable view of Cader 

 Idris was taken. 



Whilft I was gazing at the rock, a fmart 

 (hower of rain came on, and after it was 

 over, I was entertained with a pheno- 

 menon, novel to me, but not uncommon 

 amongft the mountains. The clouds were 

 on a fudden whirled around the top, and 

 apparently confined within the hollow ; the 

 motion was continued for fome time, and 

 then remaining ftill for a while, they were 

 again fent round with confiderable velocity. 

 I can only account for this, by fuppofing 



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