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gild the landfcape with its rays, or to enliven 

 the view of the ocean, with the brightnefs 

 which flione upon our vlfit to Hillough- 

 by hill ; but, from what I have already faid 

 of that, your imagination will readily fugged 

 to you the beauties of the fcenery, and the 

 extent of the profpefl: from Hackleton's 

 Cliff, From viewing the delightful variety 

 around, under the defcending rays of declin- 

 ing day, the effeft was newand pleafing, Afoft 

 and placid pi£ture fucceeded to the ftrong and 

 vivid colours of noon : the landfcape, though 

 lefs bright, was, perhaps, not lefs interefting ; 

 and, as we had vifited Mount Hilloughby ia 

 the full glow of day, we did not lament that 

 we faw Hackleton's Cliff under the gentle and 

 retiring beams of evening. 



Unexpededly we found the top of the 

 cliff to be a wide extended furface, covered 

 with herbage, and fo gradually declining oa 

 the oppofite fide, that on turning our faces 

 from the ileep precipice of the eaft, w€ 

 appeared to be upon a wide plain, inftead of 

 a rude fummit, or nearly the higheft point of 

 land in the ifland. On the cliff we vifited the 

 eftate of Mr. Stewart, at which is a pleafant 

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