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(ranfparency of the water, which almofi 

 exceeds belief; the bottom is quite paved 

 with ftones, and the white ones glitter 

 through the trep.mlous curl of the furfacc 

 like fo many diamonds. You row to the 

 left pafs, a variety of fhore, here rocky and 

 projecting, there low and retiring, coail: a 

 planted illand, and coming under Wallow 

 Crag, one of the immenfe rocks before 

 mentioned, you have from its foot a very 

 fine view : The furrounding rocks and 

 mountains are iruly noble ; the crag above 

 you, fringed about a third of its height with 

 pendent woods; the lake at your feet 

 breaks beautifully into a bay behind a pro- 

 montory, called Stable-hills ; againfl it is 

 Brampfiolm IJland^ ; and over the low 

 part of the promontory you catch the wood 

 on Lord's IJland, in a very pleafing manner. 

 The oppofite fhore is beautifully fcattered 

 with hanging woods, and fome white 

 houfes give a livelinefs to the view truly 

 pleafing. 



Taking your boat again, and rowing 

 till you are oppofite the opening between 

 Wallow and Barrow Cra^rs, the noife of a 



* Belonging to Greenwich Hofpical. 



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