VOYAGE TO THE


ing island of Moratte. On the south-
east, as far as the eye could reach, the
high dark mountains of the continent in
the neighbourhood of Truxillo terminated
the view. In every other direction, the
rest was sea. My curiosity not being yet
satisfied, on looking around me my am-
bition timed at a greater height: this
could not be accomplished without first
descending and searching another way up
the rooksej a few hundred yards further
along the shore, and this offered itself. I
once more, but with increased difficulty,
and certainly with much more danger,
ascended : and if every thing before was
pleasing, here all was grand. The height
I gained was considerable: the objects
below me had become quite diminished,
whilst the sea rolled with added violence,
and the'rented crags seemed armed with
terrors, which below, or in getting up,
I did not discover or feel. I bmit the
description of Dover-eliff on this occa-
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