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at the time of its produdion, or very foon. 

 afterwards, had for its companion the 

 Monte della Guardia, which looks towards 

 the fouth, and of which I have before 

 fpoken ; both becaufe the latter is feparated 

 from the former, and becaufe it is little in- 

 ferior to it in height. From the ideas fug- 

 geited by a view of the places themfelves, I 

 conceive it not improbable that thefe two 

 mountains, which rife fo much higher than 

 the reft, have been produced by two dif- 

 tind volcanos, and were the firft that 

 emerged from the fca, forming then two 

 fmall iflands, which afterwards, enlarging 

 their bafe, united into one ; for it is well 

 known that other volcanic iHands originally 

 confifted of feveral parts, wduch afterwards 

 were joined. To thefe two mountains 

 fubfequent eruptions made new additions, 

 until at length the whole of the iiland of 

 Lipari was produced, which, from the ero- 

 iion of the rains and the fea, is now cer- 

 ■'tainly lefs than it once was. 



From Monte San Angelo, I pafled to the 



Monte 



