. . mountains. 
ers in Lie eastern part, and in tlie distance saw tiie his;h 
wliicti'^^'"'*^ mountain of Hairdabrcid, an ancient volcano, 
S- ■ l‘ke a large castle. 
aacLnlat-n a!t recent travels in Icclaiul, 
the folio account wo exlnict 
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comcr“aLrSe having a Binall lake in onir 
C'-ilar fice nf °hPosite extremity bounded by a ])erpendi- 
«lin n^^V resembling, i^. Us broke./ and iWged 
lion of his hi'n - the clouds, and the brilliant rebec- 
h.va, as if from'.f’ ilitferent parts of this supposed 
hy the instantaneoiI’”*,.^*^^-°^ delighted our traveller 
«"t-‘ of the princinnLm!!'?""" “'at he had ..ow aUaineil 
expedition to Icclmd^^’’ u'''* *;""nected with the plan of his 
his wishes were Vnllv hastened to the .spot, and all 
an ofaiect wliir-i ‘iccomphshed in the examination of 
formed. On gmatly exceeded the expectations he had 
rose out of ./.’’.‘^^"’■hng one of the abrupt pinnacles, wiiich 
region the d. f.^^^'^^rdinaiy mass of rock, he beheld a 
r«wi -!•«* 1» prolUed. 
to distant ‘ hs> craters, and lava, leading the eye 
tlie mist ri<J "^'*^owned jockuls, (inferior mountains,) 
among bare ‘t '"'ater-faU j lakes, embosomed 
lowering' cloiiriT*^ mountains ; an awful profound silence : 
of the most dei ti‘^.rhs all around of the ftirions action 
pre.ss the .soul wi.^'^“' ‘^ elements ; all combined to im- 
“nger himself ^ ^‘'“t'tions of dread and wonder. I'he 
scene, the mnv„^“' ,, oompanions contemplated this 
tmd a cousidcroiT 'c ‘ “'“t oyes from 
Vliemselves to ‘‘me elapsed before they could bring 
d>em to enter husiness which had tempted 
Havintr procppci f “ "1 a district of tlie country. 
®f a stream of kvf “ ‘=°“‘“erable distance along tire edge 
fe, S»ined the crossed, 
^yhile, in ascendincr ti°^ south-end of Mount Hecla, 
“ley experienced nn rugged lava, 
^hen they react, ri difficulty in advancing j but 
"«Pf P« of .1,0 
overed with loose slags, they sometimes lost J 
