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between two hills, one Lota, the other opening 

 to another hill of inclofures well wooded. As 

 the boat leaves the fliore nothing can be finer 

 than the view behind us j the back woods of 

 Lota, the houfe and lawn, and the high bold 

 inclofures towards Corke, form the fineft fhore 

 imaginable, leading to Corke the city appearing 

 in full view, Dunkettle wooded inclofures, a fine 

 fweep of hill, joining Mr. Hoare's at Faclory- 

 hill, whofe woods have a beautiful effect. Dun- 

 kettle houfe almoft loft in a wood. As we ad- 

 vance, the woods of Lota and Dunkettle unite 

 in one fine mafs. The fheet of water, the rif- 

 ing lawns, the houfe in the moft beautiful fitu- 

 ation imaginable, with more woods above it 

 than lawns below it, the weft fhore of Loch 

 Mahon, a very fine rifmg hill cut into inclo- 

 fures, but without wood, landlocked on every 

 fide with high lands, fcattered with inclofures, 

 woods, feats, &c. with every chearful circum- 

 ftance of lively commerce, has all together a 

 great effect. Advancing to Paflage the fhores 

 are various, and the fcenery enlivened by four- 

 fcore fail of large fhips ; the little port of Paf- 

 fage at the water's edge, with the hills rifing 

 boldly above it. The channel narrows be- 

 tween the great ifland and the hills of PafTage. 

 The fhores bold, and the fhips fcattered about 

 them, with the inclofures hanging behind the 

 mafts and yards, picturefque. Palling the 

 ftreights a new bafon of the harbour opens, 

 furrounded with high lands. Mor.k's-town- 

 caftle on the hill to the right, and the grounds 

 of Bally bricken, a beautiful intermixed fcene of 



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