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which came hafcily down from the adjacent hills* 
and entered the river a little diflance before me. 
I now turn from the heights on my left, the road 
leading into the level lawns, to avoid the hollow 
rocky grounds, full of holes and cavities, arching 
over the river, through which the waters are feen 
gliding along ; but the river is foon liberated from 
thefe folitary and gloomy receffes, and appears 
waving through the green plain before me. I con- 
tinued feveral miles, purfuing my ferpentine path, 
through and over the meadows and green fields, 
and crofting the river, which is here incredibly in- 
creafed in fize, by the continual acceffion of brooks 
flowing in from the hills on each fide, dividing 
their green turfy beds, forming them into parterres, 
villas and verdant (Welling knolls, profufely pro- 
ductive of dowers and fragrant draw berries, their 
rich juice dying my horfes feet and ancles. 
Thefe fwelling hills the prolific beds on which 
the towering mountain repofe. feem to have been 
the common iituations of the towns of the ancients, 
as appears from the remaining ruins of them yet to 
be feen, and the level rich vale and meadows in 
front, their planting grounds. 
Continue yet ten or twelve miles down the vale, 
my road leading at times clofe to the banks of the 
river, the Azalea, Kalmia, Rhododendron, Phiiadel- 
phus, &c., beautifying his now elevated fhores, and 
painting the coves with a rich and cheerful feenery, 
continually unfolding new profpecls as I traverfe 
the fhores : the towering mountains feem conti- 
nually in motion as I pafs along, pompoufly railing 
their fuperb creils towards the lofty fkies, traverfing 
the far diftant horizon . 
The 
