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view, perhaps, without such assistance to the 

 imagination, there would be nothing even approaching 

 to the sublime in these countries ; but cloud and mist, 

 by creating obscurity and offering a substitute for 

 greatness and distance, give something of an Alpine 

 and majestic character to this region, 



ORN. As we are now fixed in our places in the 

 boat, you will surely put out a rod or two with a set 

 of flies, or try the tail of the par for a large trout or 

 salmon : our fishing will not hinder our progress. 



HAL. In most other lakes I should do so; here I 

 have often tried the experiment, but never with 

 success. This lake is extremely deep, and there are 

 very few fish which haunt it generally except charr ; 

 and salmon seldom rest but in particular parts along 

 the shore, which we shall not touch. Our voyage 

 will be a picturesque, rather than an angling one. I 

 see we shall have little occasion for the oars, for a 

 strong breeze is rising, and blowing directly down the 

 lake ; we shall be in it in a minute. Hoist the sails ! 

 On we go ! we shall make our voyage in half the 

 number of hours I had calculated upon ; and I hope 

 to catch a salmon in time for dinner. 



POIET. The scenery improves as we advance 

 nearer the lower parts of the lake. The mountains 

 become higher, and that small island or peninsula 

 presents a bold, craggy outline ; and the birch wood 



