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wood and lawn. The high fhore of the har- 

 bour's mouth opens gradually. The. whole 

 fcene is landlocked. The firft view of Hawl- 

 bowling-ifland and Spike-ifland, high rocky 

 lands, with the channel opening to Cove., where 

 are a fleet of (hips at anchor, and Roftellan, 

 Lord Inchiquin's houfe, backed with hills, a 

 fcenery that wants nothing but the accompany- 

 ment of wood. The view of Baliybricken 

 changes; it now appears to be unfortunately cut 

 into right lines. Arrived at the (hip at Cove ; 

 in the evening returned, leaving Mr. Jefferys 

 and family on board for a voyage to Havre, 

 in their way to Paris. 



Dunkettle is one of the moil beautiful places 

 I have feen in Ireland. It is a hill of fome 

 hundred acres broken into a great variety of 

 ground, by gentle declivities, with every where 

 an undulating outline, and the whole varied by 

 a confiderable quantity of wood, which in fome 

 places is thick enough to take the appearance 

 of elofe groves, in others fpreads into fcattered 

 thickets and a variety of fingle groups. This 

 hill, or rather clutter of hills, isfurrounded on 

 one fide by a reach of Corkeharbour,over which 

 it looks in themoft advantageous manner j and 

 on the other by an irignous vale, through 

 which flows the river Qlanmire: the oppofite 

 fhore of that river has every variety than can 

 unite to form pleafing landfcapes for the views 

 from Dunkettle grounds -, in fome places nar- 

 row glens, the bottoms of which are quite 

 filled with water, and the fteep banks covered 



with 



