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diilance of a quarter of a league from the village. We had been 
extremely anxious to fee a catarad in winter, and that of Yerven- 
kyle did not difappoint our expectations. 
It is formed by the river Kyro, which, bluing from a lake of 
the fame name, precipitates itfelf through fome ileep and rugged 
rocks, and falls, fo far as I could gueis, from a height of about 
ieventy yards. The water daihing from rock to rock, boils and 
foams till it reaches the bottom, where it purfues a more tranquil 
courfe, and after making a large circuit lofes itfelf again between 
mountainous banks, which are covered with fir trees. That we 
might have a more commanding view of the pi&ure, we took our 
Ration on a high ground, from which we had a diilant profpeCl 
of a large trad of country of a varied furface, and almoil wholly 
covered with woods of firs, the pleafing verdure of which acquir¬ 
ing additional luilre from the folar rays, formed an agreeable con¬ 
trail with the fnow and maifes of ice hanging from the margin 
over the cafcade. 
The fall prefented us with one of thofe appearances which we 
defired much to fee, as being peculiar to the regions of the North, 
and which are never to be met with in Italy. The water, throw¬ 
ing itfelf amidil enormous maifes of ice which here and there have 
the afpeCl of gloomy vaults, fringed with curious cry Utilizations, 
and the cold being of fuch rigour as almoil to freeze the agitated 
waves and vapours in the air, had formed gradually tw T o bridges of 
ice acrofs the cafcade of fuch folidity and ilrength, that men 
paired over them in perfect fecurity. The waves raging and 
foaming 
