...copse on Cruchan-Ben ; But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power,...sweet dew, That clothe with many a varied hue The bleakest3 mountain-side.4 1 [JIS.— " Dark banks."] • [MS.-" And * indeepG,encoe."] 4 [The Quarterly...

...rocky or parched, and dusty, and not a blade of grass, and not a shrub or tree is to be seen, " But all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags,...dew, That clothe with many a varied hue The bleakest mountain side.'1 Above all this there is a magnificent blue sky and a glorious sun. The climate of...

...copse on Cruchan-Ben; But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power,...random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stoue, As if were here denied The Summer sun, the Spring's sweet dew, That clothe with many a varied...

...Nor tree, nor shrnb, nor plant, nor flower, Nor anght of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. Fur all is rocks at random thrown. Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone, As if were here denied The snmmer snn, the spring's sweet dew, That elothe with many a varied hne The bleakest monntain side.1...

...tree, nor plant, nor shrub, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The wearied eye may ken ; But all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone." Lord of the Isles, canto in. Here, again, we see the absolute necessity of scientific and entire acquaintance...

...not even a lichen or piece of seaweed, growing on the rocks. " As if were there denied The summer's sun, the spring's sweet dew, That clothe with many a varied hue The bleakest mountain side." Our own country, especially the northern part of it, is rich in beautiful and curious...

...Cruchan-Ben ; But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nnr plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. Fur all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone, As if were here denied...

...nor plant, nor shrub, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power The wearied eye may ken : But all its rocks at random thrown— Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone." —What a contrast between the present aspect of the Sea of Lot and the appearance of the neighbourhood...

...headlong in some night of fear, When yell'd the wolf and fled the deer, Loose crags had toppled o'er. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare...with many a varied hue The bleakest mountain-side. Horses were pulled up the narrowest and most jagged portion of the Notch between Mount Webster and...

...below, On mountain or in glen, No tree nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetation's power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, — Black waves, bare crags, and hanks of »tone, As if were here denied The summer sun, the spring's sweet dew, That clothe with many...