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ferved in ancient times — This ijland^ the 

 produce offuhterraneaii conflagration, had 



arrived at its greatefl dimenfwns^ before 



it was noticed by any writer* 



X O acquire a juft knowledge of the in- 

 terior part of a mountainous vulcanized 

 country, the beft method, as it appears to 

 me, is firft to afcend the higheft mountain, 

 and, after having examined the fummit, to 

 turn the eye downward, and obferve the 

 chain of fmaller nnountains that furround it. 

 We may thus, at one glance, difcover the 

 form of thefe inferior mountains, their in- 

 terchangeable connection, and the relations 

 which they bear to each other, and to the pri- 

 mary mountain, with other important ob- 

 jedls, which, had we firft afcended one of the 

 Jower eminences, we fhould not have been 

 able to afcertain with equal precifion and 

 clearnefs. 



After, therefore, having made refearches, 

 with the grcateft diligence, around the fhore 

 of JLiparlj when I proceeded, according to 



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