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monuments, under the fhade of willows, laurels, and other 

 plants, facred to Manchew, the genius of forrow. 



His way now lies through dark paffages cut in the 

 rocks, on the fide of which are recefTes, filled with 

 coloffal figures of dragons, infernal fiends, and other 

 horrid forms, which hold in their monftrous talons, 

 myfterious, cabaliftical fentences, infcribed on tables of 

 brafs; with preparations that yield a conftant flame; 

 ferving at once to guide and to aftonifh the pafTenger: 

 from time to time he is furprized with repeated fhocks 

 of electrical impulfe, with fhowers of artificial rain, 

 or fudden violent gufts of wind, and inftantaneous ex- 

 plofions of fire; the earth trembles under him, by 

 the power of confined air; and his ears are fucceffively 

 ftruck with many different founds, produced by the 

 feme means; fome refembling the cries of men in tor- 

 ment; others the roaring of bulls> and howl of ferocious 

 animals, with the yell of hounds, and the voices of 

 hunters; ethers a*e like the mixed croaking of ravenous 

 birds; and others imitate thunder, the raging of the 



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