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them to wftter with deliglit, in anticipation of the 



reg:ret that they are to be dtevoted as ideal feastd 

 only for inimortals. 



After wandering over this extensive inclosure, 

 in which we 3»efc"wMii ao hindrance or molesta^ 

 l^on^ I tetizmed ^ OftHtm mnelz gjp0;tlfied hfthe 



The liall of the hietory of the Honorable East 

 India Company, as well as the whole range of 

 buildings, is very elegant. At one end of tlie large 

 t&tm hi ImiUuig is a magnii^t jpoftofl 

 his late migiesfy George the Fourth, hf Sir Thy- 

 mus Lawrence ; and opposite to it, an accurate 

 full-length ]iortrait of Lord Amherst, by the same 

 artist. On ascending to the terrace, above the 



Canton is ohtadned. The winding river wiirded 

 with boats ; nnmerous ps^odas^ as far as the eye 

 conhl reach ; a fine view of Whampoa, and some 

 of the shipping ; the number of paddy fields in 

 the Ticinitj; interspersed /vriih tebifalions and 

 pl^tatiens^ wi^ WHb iii ^ d!gtaic6»*-^tmed 

 a scene both novel and interesting. I afterwards 

 visited, in company with my friend, Mr. White- 

 man, the extensive tea hongs of Kingqua, and 

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