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of fuch of his domefticks, and other people, 

 as are married: And it is highly worthy of 

 remark, that he not only encourages all to 

 marry, but keeps them in his fervice after 

 they have families : Every couple finds a rc- 

 fidence here, and an annual allowance of 

 coals. This is a mod incomparable method 

 of advancing population, and confequently 

 the good of the nation at large ; nor can it 

 be too much imitated. Above forty houfes 

 are already erected. 



with a houfe under a clump of trees on one 

 fide of it ; the whole object beautiful. You 

 look alfo upon another planted with Scotch firs ; 

 and alfo upon three others more diftant. This is 

 the view of the floor of this noble amphitheatre ; 

 the walls are in a different ftile. truly fublime. 

 To the left you look firlt on a rocky hill, partly 

 covered with fhrubby wood ; and further on, upon 

 a chain of tremendous rocks, near four hundred 

 yards high ; their feet are fpread with hanging 

 woods, but their heads bare, broken, and irregu- 

 lar. Following the line, the lake feems to lofe 

 itfelf among a wood of rocks and mountains, 

 the tops rifing one above another in the wildeft 

 manner. The oppofite more prefents you a full 

 view of a vaft range of hills ; and behind, you 

 look upon the prince of the furrounding moun- 

 tains, Skiddow^ who rears his head above the 

 clouds. 



Leaving this hill you walk down to your boat, 

 and are. ftruck with the limpid tranfparency of 

 the water, which almoft exceeds belief; the bot- 

 tom is quite paved with Hones, and the white ones 



glitter 



