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in abundance raising their lovely heads; all proving 

 what the skill of man can do, when aided in its 

 progress by discretion, and when properly sup- 

 ported. 



The spacious land on the summit, would then 

 become a range of level ground, worthy of universal 

 approbation. The extreme verge of the promontory 

 itself, might easily be fenced at every dangerous 

 point, with tasteful skill and at little cost, lest acci- 

 dents might occur ; whilst on the most commodious 

 part of the level, there might be raised two simple 

 rustic fanes of ordinary architecture; each with 

 a different aspect : — that is, one of them open to 

 a northern view; and the other so constructed, 

 as to catch the sun's warm rays ; so that, blow 

 high, or blow low ; — fall rain or fall snow, as 

 the old saying has it, there would always be a 

 sheltered and a safe retreat to visitors, where they 

 would be protected from the blasts of winter, and 

 the heats of summer ; which last, I imagine, are 

 never very oppressive in this sea-girt island, so 

 palpably notorious for its mists, and for its clouds. 

 Still, some people are of a very warm tempera- 

 ment, like those Esquimaux dogs, which, when 

 imported into this country, by Captain Koss, on his 

 return from the north pole, are said to have 

 panted and put out their tongues, when snow was 



