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vale. The rock was almoft perpendicular, 

 and the water, then in plenty, from the 

 late rains, roared down with a thundering 

 noife. The few fhrubs hanging from the 

 rocks about it, added to it's beauty. In 

 height this is exceeded by few cataradls in 

 North Wales, except Piftyll Rhaiadr. 



About four miles from Llanydloes, 

 the appearance of the country began to 

 change, and the woody vales in the front, 

 with the little Llyn yr Avange, leaver's V- 

 pool, at a diilance amongft them, formed 

 upon the whole, a pleafing fcene. In 

 different parts of Wales there are feveral 

 pools, called Beaver's pools; and we are 

 affured by Giraldus Cambrenfis, and other 

 writers,* that formerly the beaver was an 

 animal found in many different places. 

 Giraldus, after giving a fhort defcription 



* Itin. Camb. Syl. Gir. Camb. Wynne's Hif- 

 tory of Wales, 



Of 



