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vol.1 p.191
This water-fall is a noble object, both in itself, and as an
ornament of the lake. It appears more as an object
connected with the lake, as we approach by water. By
land, we see it over a promontory of low ground, which, in
some degree, hides it's grandeur. At the distance of a mile,
it begins to appear with dignity.
But of whatever advantage the fall of Lodoar may be as a
piece of distant scenery, it's effect is very noble,
when examined on the spot. As a single object, it
wants no accompaniments of offskip; which would rather
injure, than assist it. They would disturb it's simplicity,
and repose. The greatness of it's parts affords scenery
enough. Some instruments please in concert: others we wish
to hear alone.
The stream falls through a chasm between two towering
perpendicular rocks. The intermediate part, broken into
large fragments, forms the rough bed of the cascade. Some of
these fragments stretching out in shelves, hold a depth of
soil sufficient for large trees. Among these broken rocks
the stream finds it's way through a fall of at least an
hundred feet; and in heavy rains, the water is every way
suited to the grandeur of the scene. Rocks and
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