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vol.2 p.85
of a summer-day, had befriended us with all his morning,
noon, and evening powers; preparing now, with farewell
sweet, to take his leave, gave us yet one more beautiful
exhibition.
A grand broken arch presented itself first in deep shadow.
Through the aperture appeared a part of the internal
structure, thrown into perspective to great advantage; and
illuminated by the departing ray. Other fragments of the
shattered towers, and battelments were just touched with the
splendid tint: but the body of light rested on those parts,
which were seen through the shadowed arch.
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In the offskip, beyond the castle, arose a hill, in shadow
likewise; on the top of which stood a lonely beacon. The
windows answering each other, we could just discern the
glowing horizon through them - a circumstance, which however
trivial in description, has a beautiful effect in landscape.
The beacon is a monument of those tumultuous times, which
preceded the union; and the only monument of the kind now
remaining in these parts; though such beacons were stationed
over the whole country;
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