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vol.1 p.136
The surface too is uneven; and a sort of little Appenine
ridge runs through the middle of it; falling down, in all
shapes into the water.- Like it's great mother-island, the
southern part wears a smoother aspect, than the northern,
which is broken, and rocky.
Formerly the whole island was one entire grove. At present,
it is rather bare of wood; though there are some large oaks
upon it.
One of it's greatest beauties arises from that irregular
little Appenine, just mentioned, which extends from one end
to the other. This circumstance hides it's
insularity, by connecting it with the continent. In
every part, except on the high grounds, you stand in an
amphitheatre composed of the noblest objects; and the lake
performing the office of a sunk fence, the grandeur of each
part of the continent is called in, by turns, to aid the
insignificance of the island.
The oblong form also of the lake gives the island another
great advantage. On both it's sides, the opposite
shore of the continent is little more than half a mile
distant: but at the northern and southern points
there is a large sheet of water. The views therefore, as you
walk round, are continually changing
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