iG^ T RAVELS IN 
V/hen we had entirely reached its fummit, we 
w^re well repaid for all our fatigue, by the 
noble view which opened on our fight ; we 
had here an opportunity of admiring the 
mod beautiful country in the univerfe. At a 
diftance we difcovered that chain of moun- 
tains, covered with lofty forefts, which bound- 
ed our profpe£t towards the weft ; and 
under us we beheld an immenfe valley, 
adorned with agreeable hills, variegated in an 
Infinite number of fhapes, and which extend 
in an undulating manner as far as the fea. 
Enamelled meads, and the moft beautiful paf- 
tures, fliill added to this magnificent fcene, 
with which I was truly enchanted. This 
country bears the name of Aiitentqua % which, 
in the Hottentot idiomj-fignifies a man loaded 
with honey. One indeed cannot proceed a 
ftep here v/ithout feeing a thoufand fvvarms 
of bees : the flowers on which they feed fpring 
lip in myriads ; the mixed odours which ex- 
hale from them, and which yield a delightful 
gratification to the fmell — their colours, their 
variety, and the pure and cool air which one 
breathes — all engage your attention, and fuC» 
^pend your courfe. Nature has made thefe 
enchanting 
