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among the heights near the back boundaries. 

 In the serpentine course it describes in passing 

 diagonally through the seigniory, it sends oS 

 many small branches both to the right and 

 left; the banks are elevated, but the eminence 

 is attained by a very gradual slope, or it may be 

 said more correctly, that it flows through a 

 narrow valley abounding in natural beauties of 

 the most picturesque kind, and possessing all 

 the charms that can be looked for in the most 

 artful landscape composition. Lake Calviere, 

 about a mile and a half long, lying between 

 La Riviere du Cap Rouge and the St. Law^ 

 rence, will always obtain a large share of ad- 

 miration when viewed from the surrounding 

 heights, where it presents a rich and diversified 

 prospect, the margin being charmingly varied 

 by cultivated lands, here and there broken by 

 small woods and numerous clumps of trees, 

 rising by gradations from the water's edge one 

 above the other. The land bordering the St. 

 Lawrence is the highest in the seigniory, from 

 whence there is an alternation of ridges and 

 valleys, the former diminishing in height as 

 they approach the rear boundary, composing 

 together a most agreeable undulation in the 

 perspective scenery. This property is very 

 conveniently crossed by roads in almost every 

 direction, and most of them kept in good re- 



