478 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES, 



" banks of this wild fpot are rough with 

 " fern, mofs, and native thickets, except 

 " on one fide, where a perpendicular 

 '* naked Hate rock lets in the light to the 

 " inmoft recefles. Having fufficiently ad- 

 " mired this tremendous fcene, we walked 

 *' along the cliffs overhanging the deep 

 " glen, which receives the mingled waters 

 " of the Rhydol and Monach, whofe lux- 

 " uriant woods almoft concealed the nu- 

 " merous rapids and falls occafioned by 

 " the ruggednefs of it's rocky bottom. 

 " After a troublefome, and rather a ha- 

 " zardous defcent, forcing our way through 

 " the trees, and acrofs two or three head- 

 " long little dreams, we arrived at a rocky 

 " bank, a few feet above the river, com- 

 *' manding a fine view of the junction of 

 " the Rhydol and Monach, which feem to 

 " vie with each other in the turbulence of 

 " their waters, and the frequency of their 

 " cafcades : immediately above the union 



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