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opposite one,, of the low country, in appear¬ 
ance like an extended heath covered with trees, 
the tops alone of which are visible. The mists 
and vapours arising from the low grounds give 
a continual variety to the scene. The moun¬ 
tain whereon the house stands is thickly wood¬ 
ed on one side, and walks are carried round 
it, with different degrees of obliquity, running 
into each other. On the south side is the gar¬ 
den and a large vineyard, that produces abun¬ 
dance of fine fruit. 
Several attempts have been made in this 
neighbourhood to bring the manufacture of 
wine to perfection; none of them however 
have succeeded to the wish of the parties. A 
set of gentlemen once went to the expence even 
of getting six Italians over for the purpose, but 
the vines which the Italians found growing 
here were different, as well as the soil, from 
what they had been in the habit of cultivating, 
and they were not much more successful in the 
business than the people of the country. We 
must not, however, from hence conclude that 
good wine can never be manufactured upon 
these mountains. It is well known that the 
vines, and the mode of cultivating them, vary 
as much in different parts of Europe as the soil 
in one country differs from that in another. 
It will require some time, therefore, and dif¬ 
ferent experiments, to ascertain the particular 
