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towards its entrance into the lake, fo as to elude 
the exact rules of perspective, and appears of an 
equal width. 
At about fifty yards diflance from the landing 
place, (lands a magnificent Indian mount. About 
fifteen years ago I vifited this place, at which time 
there were no fettlements of white people, but all 
appeared wild and favage ; yet in that uncultivated 
ftate it pofTefied an almoli inexpreffible air of gran- 
deur, which was now entirely changed. At that 
time there was a very confiderable extent of old 
fields round about the mount ; there was; alfo a 
large orange grove, together with palms and live 
oaks, extending from near the mount, along the 
banks, downwards, all of which has fince been 
cleared away to make room for planting ground. 
But what greatly contributed towards completing 
the magnificence of the fcene, was a noble Indian 
highway, which led from the great mount, on a 
ftraight line, three quarters of a mile, firrl through a 
point or wing of the orange grove, and continuing 
thence through an awful forefl of live oaks, it was 
terminated by palms and laurel magnolias, on the 
verge of an oblong artificial lake, which was on 
the edge of an extenfive green level favanna. This 
grand highway was about fifty yards wide, funk 
a little below the common level, and the earth 
thrown up on each fide, making a bank of about 
two feet high. Neither nature nor art could any 
where prefent a more finking contrail:, as you ap- 
proached this favanna. The glittering water pond, 
played on the fight through the dark grove, like a 
brilliant diamond, on the boiom of the illumined 
lavanna, bordered with various flowery fhrubs and 
plants 5 and as we advanced into the plain, the 
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