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this is exceedingly pretty, but it is rendered 

 trebly fo by the fituation : a reach of the lake 

 paffes before the houfe, which is fituated near 

 the banks among fome fine woods, which give 

 both beauty and fhelter. This fheet of water, 

 which is three miles over, is bounded in front 

 by an ifland of thick wood; and by a bold cir- 

 cular hill, which is his Lordfhip's deer park, this 

 hill is backed by a confiderabie mountain. To 

 the right are four or five fine clumps of dark 

 wood ; fo many iflands which rife boldly from 

 the lake, the water breaks in ftraits between 

 them, and forms a^cene extremely pidurefque. 

 On the other fide the lake ftretches behind 

 wood, in a ftreight which forms Belleifle. Lord 

 Rofs has made walks round the ifland, from 

 which there is a confiderabie variety of prof- 

 peel. A temple is built on a gentle hill, com- 

 manding the view of the wooded iflands above- 

 mentioned ; but the moft pleafing profpeft of 

 them is coming out of the grotto: they appear 

 in an uncommon beauty $ two feem to join, 

 and the water which flows between takes the 

 appearance of a fine bay, projecting deep into 

 a dark wood: nothing can be more beautiful. 

 The park hill rifes above them, and the whole 

 is backed with mountains. The home fcene 

 at your feet alfo is pretty ; a lawn fcattered 

 with trees that forms the margin of the lake, 

 doling gradually in a thick wood of tall trees, 

 above the tops of which is a diftant view of 

 Cultiegh mountain, which is there feen in its 

 proudeft folemnity. To Lord Rofs's very ob- 

 liging attention I am indebted for the follow- 

 ing 



