As we left the wild country about Donacardoc, we met our old acquaintance the river Garry and were furprized to see it, tho so much nearer it's fource, in better plight than it appeared at Killicranky. Here it occupies a broad channel; and makes an ample fweep: but there, tho it had received many confiderable acceffions, it made no figure. The cafe was, it was there contracted, and limited within narrow banks, except in that part, where it fpreads into a pool: fo that altho it contained more water, it made a lefs appearance.

From the banks of the Garry we found more coarse country: but it was of no continuance. The steep fides of Glen-lion received us, and afforded us feveral views, which were magnificent in their kind, into the deep receffes of the dell; where the river is fometimes seen, but oftener only heard; and where it's fequeftered haunts are seldom interrupted by human curiofity. The eye is often carried many fathoms below, into thefe depths of

folitude;

folitude; and is as often arrested in mid-way by the spreading tops of trees, from whence getting paffage perhaps again through some opening among them, it is baffled a fecond time, by the darkness of the recefs. The fplendid tints of fun-fhine fleeping, as Shakespear phrases it, upon the tops of the trees, and the deep fhadows beneath them, afforded the strongest contraft, and were blended with the most perfect harmony; an effect, which nature is wonderful in producing; but which art, without great attention, will fail in atchieving. It is much easier to carry off justly a light or shade, and blend it gradually with it's opposite; than to manage with juft expreffion the extremes of either when brought into contact. Amufing as these views were, they would have been more fo, if the edge of the precipice, on which we travelled, had been better guarded. Our attention, in fome degree, was engaged by our danger.

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Along the fide of Glen-lion we miffed our road; and instead of taking the direct way to Taymouth, we went fix miles round. general Wade's bridge. This we had rea son to esteem good fortune. miffed we knew not: but the L 4

What we

country we

gained,

gained, was uncommonly beautiful. It is of that fpecies, which may be technically termed a plano-valley. Before us ftretched a champaign of four or five miles in length, and near two in breadth. Through the middle of it ran a winding road. On the right, it was fkreened by a mountain wooded with clumps, and varied with objects, at fuch a distance, as throws that equivocal veil over them, in which the eye fo much delights. The conclufion only of this mountain could be introduced in a picture: but the whole was beautiful in nature. The opposite fkreen of the vale was ftill bolder, more rocky, and equally picturesque. The middle was occupied by a fine distance of retiring moun

tains.

At the bottom of the right-hand mountain ran the Tay; but it kept out of fight, till we had paffed the bridge. It then took the lead among the objects, that entertained us; and prefented us with two or three beautiful reaches; in one of which efpecially, the mountains, water, and wood combined with peculiar beauty in picturefque compofition.

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