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The moon is brighter than In England, 

 and reflects a clearer light. When only a 

 few days old the whole orb is vifible — not 

 decked in uniform brightnefs, as when it is 

 at the full, but with the great body in fliade, 

 while the horned edge, alone, is dreffed in 

 filver. 



The appearance of the weflern fky was 

 llkewife an obje£t of novelty to us. By day 

 the whole canopy is one fine azure expanfe, 

 bright and unclouded ; but, at evening, dark 

 mountainous clouds accumulate, and, gather- 

 ing into deep heavy mafles, impend in awful 

 majefty of form over the horizon. 



