LETTER LXIV. 

 To Thomas Pennant, Esq. 



Some future faunist, a man of fortune, will, I 

 hope, extend his visits to the kingdom of Ireland ; a 

 new field, and a country little known to the natural- 

 ist. He will not, it is to be wished, undertake that 

 tour unaccompanied by a botanist, because the 

 mountains have scarcely been sufficiently examined ; 

 and the southerly counties of so mild an island may 

 possibly afford some plants little to be expected 

 within the British dominions. A person of a think- 

 ing turn of mind will draw many just remarks from 

 the modern improvements of that country, both in 

 arts and agriculture, where premiums obtained, long 

 before they were heard of with us. The manners of 

 the wild natives, their superstitions, their prejudices, 

 their sordid way of life, will extort from him many 

 useful reflections. He should also take with him an 

 able draughtsman ; for he must by no means pass 

 over the noble castles and seats, the extensive and 

 picturesque lakes and waterfalls, and the lofty stu- 

 pendous mountains, so little known, and so engaging 

 to the imagination when described and exhibited in 

 a lively manner : such a work would be well re- 

 ceived. 



As I have seen no modern map of Scotland, I 



cannot pretend to say how accurate or particular 



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