354 A TOUR -ROUND N'OKTH WALES. 



and which has every feature that can give a 

 romantic appearance. 



This morning (July 7,) being fair, we vei> 

 tured to climb up to the top of a mountain, 

 not indeed fo high as Snowdon, which is here 

 called Moel Guidon*, i. e. the neft of the 

 eagle ; but one degree lower than that cal- 

 led Moel Happock,f the neft of the hawk ; 

 from whence we faw a Phenomenon, new 

 to our eyes, but common in Wales ; on one 

 fide was midnight, on the other bright day ; 

 the whole extent of the mountain of Snow- 

 don, on our left hand, was wrapped in clouds, 

 from top to bottom ; but on the right the fun 

 ihone molt glorioufly over the fea-coaft of 

 Carnarvon. The hill we flood upon was 

 perfetly clear, the way we came up a pretty 

 eafy afcent ; but before us was a precipice 

 of many hundred yards, and below, a vale, 

 which, though not cultivated, has much fa- 

 vage beauty ; the fides were fteep, and fring- 

 ed with low wood. 



There were two little lakes,J or rather large 

 pools, that flood in the bottom, from which 

 iffued a rivulet, that ferpentined in view for 



* Moel Gwdion : this does not mean the " neft of eagle." 

 Mod fignifies a fmooth hill ; and Gwdion is faid to be the name \" 

 of a famous aftronomer, + Moel Hebog, the Ml of the hawk. ,X 



| Llyn y Dinas, and Llyn Gwynanf, or Llyn Cwellyn 

 and Llyn y Cader. 



tWQ 



