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JOURNEY. 



pastures near the town might, with great truth. 

 be called Rosinante's own. The mules feeding 

 on them, put you in mind of Ovid's description 

 of famine : 



" Dura cutis, per quam spectari viscera possent." 



It is somewhat singular, that there is not a single 

 river or brook in the whole island of Antigua. 

 In this it differs from Tartary in the other world; 

 which, according to old writers, has five rivers; 

 viz. Acheron, Phlegeton, Cocytus, Styx, and 

 Lethe. 



In this island I found the Red-start, described 

 in Wilson's " Ornithology of the United States." 

 I wished to learn whether any of these birds 

 remain the whole year in Antigua, and breed 

 there ; or whether they all leave it for the north 

 when the sun comes out of the southern hemi- 

 sphere ; but, upon inquiry, I could get no in- 

 formation whatever. 



After passing a dull week here, I sailed for island of 

 Guadaloupe, whose bold and cloud-capped moun- loupe.* 

 tains have a grand appearance as you approach 

 the island. Basseterre, the capital, is a neat 

 town, with a handsome public walk in the middle 

 of it, well shaded by a row of fine tamarind 

 trees on each side. Behind the town, La 

 Souffriere raises its high romantic summit ; and, 

 on a clear day, you may see the volcanic smoke 

 which issues from it. 



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