*hil, 
LOCH NESS. 
H E whole circle of this large lake is one great continued fcene of piCturefque 
,77 ,and noble profpeCts : the particular views can but exhibit fome of their more 
1 * n guilhing features, 
^Vhen advancing from Inverness, one gains the fummitof the hill above Aldoury, 
gliding down the oppolite declivity, the eye meets the whole azure expanfe of the 
a ' e reflecting the firmament, furrounded with majeftic rocky mountains which darken 
^ waters with their fhade, it affords one of thofe vaft extenfiye expreflions of the 
u ^‘rne in nature, which, in its effeCt, is equally fblemn and pleafing — captivates 
e it awes, and charms while it elevates and expands the foul. 
, t ^ hen thofe great fcenes of creation,” fays a late celebrated author, " open on 
„ ° lir view, they roufe an admiration exalting as it is delightful, grafping unconfined 
, t anc i free the immenfity of heaven and earth at a glance, the mind is rendered con- 
<( Cl °us of its innate dignity, and recognizes thofe npble comprehenfive powers where- 
,, VVlt i 1 it is endowed j and this often yields the fecret unperceivcd charm that 
tr anfports us in the contemplation of magnificent fcenery.” 
r °m the above ftation, when one firft gains the view of Loch Ne/s , the profpeCt is 
^ tre mely noble, but too vaft and extenfive to be comprized in a drawing: the ara- 
e ia nds, which, on the fouthern declivity of this hill, are rich and thoroughly culti- 
^ ted » and finely varied with thriving plantations ; and the inclofures connected with 
j- C ^ ats of the inhabitants ; form an animating and chearful fore-ground, to the pro- 
of th e w ild majeftic mountains beyond towering round the lake. 
v?r The magnitude and cloudy top of that old volcano Mealfourvounich, and the 
fhades of the other bleak and rocky hills, whofe dark wreaths of woods, anfd 
t 0 <er > cliffs, form a grand inclofure, and a noble contraft to the lively azure of the 
h n( l l, il lake — the frequent torrents feen foaming down amid the pines that over- 
nearer precipices,- while the diftant tops of the remoter mountains feem dif- 
^ ln 8 away in air — conftitutes altogether fuch an affemblage of ftriking objeCls in a 
^ ’ndlefs * anc ^ ca P e ’ as > w ^‘ le 11 arre ft s attention, gives a powerful invitation to be- 
e more intimately converfant with the various feene. 
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. ne two more eminent travellers who have vifited the banks of this lake, have 
Pro e ° ^ 0wn memorials of their entertainment while they paffed along, whjch may 
the moft acceptable accompaniment that could be given to a view of Loch 
o Sf) ^ flis beautiful lake has a great refemblance to fome parts of the lake of Lu- 
j- e fpecially towards the eaft end ; — I enjoyed along its banks a moft romantic 
er f> generally immerfed in woods, but for the moft part open enough to admit a 
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