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are of all forms and dimensions, and mostly covered with wood. The round space on which the house stands is perfectly level, and is a grass-plat of rye and clover, neatly kept. The road to and from this insulated habitation, sweeps round the fairy lawn to the right and left, and is quickly lost to the sight, entering into labyrinths of rocks leading to the high road. A shallow burn bounds the lawn to the west, issuing from a very steep, thick wooded, narrow glen; and this burn, at about a mile above the house, rushes through branches of trees, over broken rocks of considerable height, forming a very picturesque fall. The rustic bridge, and the walks to and from this fall, are very judiciously executed. With some fatigue I continued the walk, from the fall of the burn to the top of the mountain, whence I had a view of the lake, and the majestic mountains surrounding it. It was like coming up out of one world, to give a peep down into another on the contrary side of the mountain. The way back to the green round table is winding, steep, and rocky: most of the rocks, when I was there, were covered with heath in full bloom, beautiful and fragrant; others shaded by vast plantations that have flourished amazingly, forming a de-