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every fide, and flowing into the Jore, which is a 
conflderable branch of the Tanafe. 
Began now to afcend the mountain, following a 
fmall arm or branch of the vale, which led to a gap 
or narrow defile, comprefied by the high pending 
hills on each fide, down which came rapidly a con- 
flderable branch of the Jore, dafhing and roaring 
over rocky precipices. 
Now leaving Roaring creek on our right, and 
accomplifhing two or three afcents or ridges, an- 
other branch of the trading path from the Overhills 
to Cowe came in on our right, and here my tran- 
fitory companion Mr. Galahan parted from me, 
taking this road back to Cowe ; when I was left a- 
gain wandering alone in the dreary mountains, not 
indeed totally pathlefs, nor in my prefent fltuation 
entirely agreeable, although fuch fcenes of primi- 
tive unmodified nature always pleafed me. 
May we fuppofe that mankind feel in their hearts 
a prediledtion for the fociety of each other ; or are 
we delighted with fcenes of human arts and culti- 
vation, where the paffions are flattered and enter- 
tained with variety of objedts for gratification ? 
I found myfelf unable, notwithflanding the at- 
tentive admonitions and perfuafive arguments of 
reafon, entirely to erafe from my mind, thofe im- 
preflions which I had received from the fociety of 
the amiable and polite inhabitants of Charlefton ; 
and I could not help comparing my prefent fltuation 
in fome degree to Nebuchadnezzar's, when expelled 
from the fociety of men, and conftrained to roam 
in the mountains and wildernefs, there to herd and 
feed with the wild beads of the forefts, 
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