14 
MEMOIR OF PENNANT. 
ties of nature, whether in the liighest state of culti- 
vation by art, or in all its rugged wildness, enjoyed 
the scenery of the Highlands, and made allowances 
for those wants which had been left in the richer 
plains of merry England. 
Many parts struck his imagination, and left a vi- 
vid impression on his memory. The route from 
Taymouth to Killin, Inverary, and along the banks 
of Loch Lomond to Glasgow', he says is a tract 
unparalleled for the variety and frequency of fine 
and magnificent scenery. When leaving Inver- 
ness, he thus describes the banks of Loch Ness : 
“ I enjoyed along its banks a most romantic and 
beautiful scenery, generally in woods of birch or 
hazel, mixed with a few holly, white thorn, aspen, 
ash, and oak, but open enough in all parts to ad- 
mit a sight of the water. Sometimes the road 
was straight for a considerable distance, and resem- 
bled a fine and regular avenue — in others it wound 
about the sides of the hills which overhung the lake 
— the road was frequently cut through the rock, 
which on one side formed a solid wall, on the other 
a steep precipice. In many parts we were immersed 
in woods — in others, they opened, and gave a view of 
the sides and tops ot the vast mountains soaring above. 
Some of these w’ere naked ; but in general covered 
with wood, except on the mere precipices, or where 
the grey rocks denied vegetation, or where the heath, 
now glowing with purple blossoms, covered the sur- 
face. The form of the hills was very various and 
