rude ftupendoiis irregularity, and the dark 

 fliades of the Alps, aPxd the romantic wild- 

 nefs of the mountains of Wales or Scot- 

 land, it combines the gentle but lively variety 

 of the foft and flowing furface of England : 

 and, together with thefe, it offers wide views 

 of the encircling ocean, the fhipping at fea 

 and in the harbour, and all the rich luxuriance 

 of tropical vegetation. . 



The particular fpot from whence this 

 part of the ifland w^ould feem to have deriv- 

 ed its name, is raifed in rugged cliffs, and 

 broken uncultivated fummits, forming a rude 

 contrafl: to the high fertility of the vallies, 

 and the bottoms of the hills. Neighbouring 

 mountains, yet more lofty than thefe barren \ 

 cliffs, tower around, clothed with rich ver- 

 dure j and the great variety of the fcene is 

 further increafed by the umbrageous foliage 

 and diverfified tints of Turner's-hall wood, 

 —the moft extenfive, and the oldeft foreft 

 in the ifland. 



After being long expofed to the fcorch- 

 in^ fun, in contemplating the many beauties 



