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and rocks of Turaw : to the right thefe reaches 

 join the lake, which opens a fine expanfe of 

 water fpotted with iflands. It is upon the 

 w r hole a fcene ftrikingly agreeable. Little of 

 the fublime, but the very range of beauty, gai- 

 ety, and pleafure, are the characters of the 

 fpot j nature makes no efforts here but thofe 

 to pleafe ; the parts are of extreme varieties, 

 yet in perfect unifon with each other. Even 

 the rocks of Turaw have a mildnefs in their 

 afpect, and do not break the general effect by 

 abrupt or rugged projections. It was with re- 

 gret I turned my back on this charming fcene, 

 the moft beautiful at Caftle Caldwell, and the 

 moft pleafing I have any where feen. Rode 

 round Rofs a goul, the promontory in front of 

 the houfe, from which the views are exceed- 

 ingly beautiful, commanding a noble hanging 

 wood on the banks of Rofs moor, and the 

 woody necks that ftretch from the land beyond 

 the houfe, with feveral iilands, which give the 

 greateft variety to the fcene. On the point, 

 Sir James has built an Octagon temple, which 

 takes in feveral views that are exceedingly 

 pleafing ; this neck of land is a wood of 40 

 acres, and a more agreeable circumftance fo 

 near a manfion can fcarcely be imagined. 



Take my leave of Caftle Caldwell, and with 

 colours flying, and his band of mufic playing, 

 go on board his fix-oared barge for Ennifkillen; 

 the heavens were favourable, and a clear fky 

 and bright fun, gave me the beauties of the 

 lake in all their fplendor. Pafs the fcenes [ 



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