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every fide, and flowing into the Jorc, which is $ 
confiderable branch of the Tanafe. 
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Began now to afcend the mountain, following a 
final) arm or branch of the vale, which led to a gap 
or narrow defile, comprefled by the high pending 
hills on each fide, down which came rapidly a con- 
liderable branch of the Jore, dafliing and roaring 
over rocky precipices. 
Now leaving Roaring creek on our right, and 
accompiifhing 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 fituation 
entirely agreeable, although fuch fcenes of primi- 
tive unmodified nature always pleafed me. 
May we fnppofe that mankind feel in their hearts 
a predilection for the fociety of each others or are 
we delighted with fcenes of human arts and culti- 
vation, where the pafiions are flattered and enter- 
tained with variety of objects for gratification ? 
I found myfelf unable, notwithftanding the at- 
tentive admonitions and perfuafive arguments of 
reafon, entirely to erafe from my mind thofe im- 
prefiions which I had received from the fociety of 
the amiable and polite inhabitants of Charleflon ; 
and I could not help comparing my prefent fituation 
in feme 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 beafe of the forefls. 
