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A stranger to a mountainous country may not be aware that
his walk in the early morning ought to be taken on the
eastern side of the vale, otherwise he will lose the morning
light, first touching the tops and thence creeping down the
sides of the opposite hills, as the sun ascends, or he may
go to some central eminence, commanding both the shadows
from the eastern, and the lights upon the western mountains.
But, if the horizon line in the east be low, the western
side may be taken for the sake of the reflections upon the
water, of light from the rising sun. In the evening, for
like reasons, the contrary course should be taken.
After all, it is upon the mind which a traveller
brings along with him that his acquisitions, whether of
pleasure or profit, must principally depend. - May I be
allowed a few words on this subject?
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