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/ide of the Mountain, as far as we could, in Chaife^, 
till we were forced to get upon AlTes or Mules. 
It was now growing dark, and the Fire began to 
be vifible, which it was not in the Day-time, the 
Sun bearing no Rival. The prodigious Bouillon of 
Fire, and the extreme Force it was expelled with, as 
well as the vaft Height it was carried up to, are not to 
be defcribed or guefied at. If I fhould imagine an 
hundred Stentors or Bolyphemuss, with as many of 
Bhalariss Bulls roaring all together, they could not 
bellow more terribly. But to have a truer Idea of 
this Scene, you muft look into Burnet's, moft beauti- 
ful Painting of the general Conflagration. As we 
looked round this Northern Side, the whole Country 
appeared as if over-run \y^ SamfonsYoikzs, 
In a little time, by the Light of the Mountainj 
(though that was much obfcured by the Clouds and 
Pillar of Smoak) and the Help of our Torches, we 
fcrambled over very rough Roads, till we got within 
about a quarter of a Mile of the great Lava or Cur- 
rent : But then I ordered an Halt j for indeed the 
Scene on all Sides became fo ftupendous and terrible, 
that I thought I fhould make a very foolifh Figure, if 
any Misfortune fhould happen to us. 
We returned to Bortiche, where we flipped, and 
got home, much fatigued, by Two in the Morning. 
The Fury- of this Eruption was at its Height this 
Night, as to burning j but the next Day ^uefdaf) 
the Columns and Bouillons of Smoak were as great, 
and thrown out with as much Violence, which, as 
the Wind fatj carried its Deftrudion, not of the large 
mafly metallic Bodies, but of infinite Quantities of 
Afhes and Cinders, all that Day, and Part of the Night. 
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