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It is impossible to conceive more grand, and, 

 at the same time, more diversified features, than 

 combine to adorn this spot. In front an ex- 

 tensive plain is bounded on one side by Ben- 

 bulb ; on the other, by the chain of hills which 

 form the southern boundary of the bay. The 

 extensive water of Lough Gilly, in which are 

 many beautiful islands, nearly surrounds the 

 grounds ; and while the summits of the hills, by 

 which it is encompassed, exhibit the bare 

 craggy rock, their bases are finely skirted with 

 wood. To form the most accurate judgment 

 on the beauty of Hazlewood, it should be seen 

 from the water ; yet the view from the margin 

 is highly picturesque. Impressive, however, as 

 are the several views of the lake, the magni- 

 ficence of Benbulb made stronger impressions 

 of admiration on my mind. The singular 

 grandeur of so stupendous a mountain, spring- 

 ing upright and majestically from an humble 

 plain, in the midst of a valley highly cultivated 

 and tolerably well wooded, was like nothing I 

 had seen before, and most probably shall never 

 again behold. 



The mansion is a handsome modern residence, 

 to which considerable additions are making, 

 In the park is seen a great profusion of fine 

 timber. Adjoining to the river Gilly, is a tract 



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