INTRODUCTION TO FEEN LAND. 



stands unrivalled for the exquisite loveliness of its 

 scenery. Few of those who have climbed its bold 

 heights, crossed its rugged moorlands, and wan- 

 dered through its shady woods and its delightful 

 green lanes, will be inclined to dispute this asser- 

 tion, however familiar they may be with English 

 landscapes. It is the marvellous variety of its 

 scenery which constitutes the peculiar charm of 

 this county the rugged boldness of its many hills 

 contrasting with the soft grace of its valleys. Its 

 majestic coast-lines tower defiantly against the sky, 

 both on its north and on its south seaboard now 

 frowning with barren but lofty grandeur at the 

 waves, now clothed from the highest point of the 

 cliff: to the water's edge with one deep dark mass of 

 vegetation. But there is not even a grand mono- 

 tony in the lines of noble cliffs along the coast of 

 Devonshire. There is no monotony at all; for 

 the grand rocks sink at intervals, to give place to 

 magnificent bays, which sweep gracefully from 

 cliff's point to cliff's point, and help to fling over 

 the coast scenery of this, the most beautiful of 

 English counties, the same aspect of variety which 

 is its most charming characteristic. 



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