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and imposing does the general effect of this fall 

 hecome. 



In passing over the slaty mountains of 

 Tylyn-Gwladys, towards the falls of the Cayne 

 and Moddach, many very interesting landscapes 

 present themselves. Indeed, it is in such 

 ramhles that the true nature of Welsh scenery 

 can he duly appreciated. Whilst traversing 

 tracts of barren mountains, we suddenly meet 

 with valleys of rich fertility and verdure, watered 

 with clear and gushing streams full of trout 

 and foaming over their "beds with resistless 

 fury. Nature seems here in her most fascinating 

 and capricious moods, throwing into one view 

 objects the most diversified and opposite to one 

 another. 



The falls of the Cayne and the Moddacli are 

 separated from each other only by a thick wood. 

 The Cayne is considered the finest fall of water 

 in Wales, being full two hundred perpendicular 

 feet, uninterrupted by any rocky projections 

 whatever, and free from the thick foliage which 

 surrounds it. It is impossible to witness this 

 scene but with the most lively feelings of awe 

 and sublimity. The terrific crags, and the never- 

 ceasing tumultuous foam, rivet the mind with 

 undivided attention. 



After the waters of the Cayne pass over this 



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