Dream ; the effefls of the frefh verdure of the luxuriant fields one leaves in the 
fpreading valley, is heightened and finely varied by the more rude appearance 
which the Landfcape affumes, when arriving at the Rocks of Kilmorach. 
After entering the Dream, the road is fo cut along the deep fides of the hills, 
and often runs fo near the verge of precipices, that the path of the traveller feems 
to overhang the river, roaring at the foot of the cliff. On one hand fallen and de- 
caying trees, in all the hoary greatnefs of neglefled age, withered with the wafte of 
years, and whitening in the fun, add wildnefs and grandeur to the way ; while the fleep 
fides of the oppofite hills, covered to a confiderable height with wood, where the 
fir, the afh, and birch trees, in various arrangements fet off the bold expreffion of 
the bare cliffs appearing between, while the maffes of the grey rock above, inter- 
mingled with the deep purple of the heath which prevails near the fummic, give 
vaft variety to the grandeur and colouring of the profpefl. In one place the river, 
taking a Ridden turn, fweeps round in the fullen eddies of a gloomy pool, and feems 
to paufe a while in folemn filence, in the fhadow of the dark furrounding cliffs ; — - 
then of a fudden burds away into a more ftraight, but rugged channel, and ruffling 
againft the rocks, infulated by its former violence, occafions a deafning roar, 
while it rages along amid the echos of the deep cliffs on either hand. 
When the river is mod fwelled with rains, they take advantage of the encreafed 
torrent, to fioat down the timber cut in the woods, on its -way to the Saw Mill 
below. On thefe occafions, the vad logs of wood, hurled againd the rocks, and 
dafliing on each other as they float along the impetuous waves, encreafe the horrid 
roar of the waters, and render the furrounding feenes more formidable, and conffitute 
an accompanyment fuitably folemn, correfponding with their awfulnefs and gran- 
deur. 
From this wild, majedic feene, a few minutes walk condufls to the opening of 
the hills, which fhews the chearful profpefl of the arable lands around the Saw 
Mill, and Ifland of AgaJ'ch ; that rocky ifland itfelf forms an objeft in the feene 
truly pifturefque ; the rocks interfperl’ed with trees, with variety df wild herbs and 
bullies; the kids and goats fcrambling up, to brouze on the leaves, animating its 
rugged banks, and a trafl of fertile country beyond promifmg more enlivening 
repads, have all a peculiarly intereding and pleafant effefl ; thus burding on the 
view at once, when jud emerged from amidd the gloom of the deferted preci- 
pices of the Glen. Such tranfitions yield fome df the i’weeted recreations which 
the varied profpefl of Nature can afford. 
