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at Llandrillo, eight miles from Bala. 

 The fifhery is the property of Sir Wat- 

 kin Williams Wynne. 



The overflowings of this pool are at 

 times very dreadful ; but this feldom 

 happens, except when the winds rufh 

 from the mountains at the upper end, 

 when they drive the waters before them, 

 even over great part of the vale of Ede- 

 irnion, rifing in ftormy weather very 

 fuddenly, from the joint force of the 

 winds and mountain torrents, fometimes 

 eight or nine feet in perpendicular 

 height, and almoft threatening the town 

 with deftru6lion. On the contrary, in 

 calm fettled weather, it is fo fmooth, 

 that there have been feveral inflances, 

 in fevere winters, of it's having been 

 completely frozen over, and miftaken by 

 travellers for a wide plain. 



The river Dee takes it's rife from un- 

 der Arran Benllyn, the high mountain 



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