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view, perhaps, without such assistance to the 

 imagination, there would be nothing even approaching 

 to the sublime in these countries ; but cloud and mist, 

 by creating obscurity and offering a substitute for 

 greatness and distance, give something of an Alpine 

 and majestic character to this region. 



ORN. As we are now fixed m our places in the 

 boat, you will surely put out a rod or two with a set 

 of flies, or try the tail of the par for a large trout or 

 salmon : our fishing will not hinder our progress. 



HAL. In most other lakes I should do so; here I 

 have often tried the experiment, but never with 

 success. This lake is extremely deep, and there are 

 very few fish which haunt it generally except charr ; 

 and salmon seldom rest but in particular parts along 

 the shore, which we shall not touch. Our voyage 

 will be a picturesque, rather than an angling one. I 

 see we shall have little occasion for the oars, for a 

 strong breeze is rising, and blowing directly down the 

 lake ; we shall be in it in a minute. Hoist the sails ! 

 On we go ! we shall make our voyage in half the 

 number of hours I had calculated upon ; and I hope 

 to catch a salmon in time for dinner. 



POIET. The scenery improves as we advance 

 nearer the lower parts of the lake. The mountains 

 become higher, and that small island or peninsula 

 presents a bold, craggy outline ; and the birch wood 



