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DWELLING-HOUSE. 



to conquer, but when I reflect upon the line of 

 life in which I had taken my station, I am happy 

 that I was removed. The climate, in particular, 

 fascinates every one ; the heat is scarcely ever 

 disagreeable, and the power of the sun is ren- 

 dered less perceptible by the freshness of the 

 sea-breeze ; the coolness of the night, too, removes 

 all lassitude, if any should have been felt. I 

 have often sat at my door when the moon has 

 been so clear as to render reading by her light, 

 though somewhat irksome, still not difficult. 

 When the night has been dark, I have watched 

 the lights which were to be seen upon the sand- 

 banks, that proceed from the land on each side 

 of the entrance of the harbour ; they were fre- 

 quented at low water by numbers of persons in 

 search of shell-fish. The appearance was sin- 

 gular, for the lights seemed to float upon the 

 water. 



The house in which I now dwelt was a long 

 low building, situated, as I have before observed, 

 upon a narrow break in a steep hill ; it was 

 constructed of timber and mud, and the eaves 

 of the cottage were on one side about five feet 

 from the ground, and on the other they were 

 only three feet. The door and window were in 

 the gable-end, and fronted the sea. The prin- 

 cipal apartment was furnished with a few chairs, 

 and a table, a trunk containing my books, and 

 also a large chest, in which were deposited the 



