the dark ſhadineſs of the trees, form a ſolemn but delightful ſcene for contemplation.
The trees in the woods are of uncommon height, and by far exceed in loftineſs the talleſt trees in England. In this iſland their tops ſeem to touch the clouds, which appear as if ſkimming ſwiftly over their upper branches; and looking up the trees is painful to the eye. Many of the trees are likewiſe of enormous girt, and their ſpreading boughs extend far around; thoſe of the fig-tree eſpecially, under whoſe inviting ſhade hundreds at a time may repoſe themſelves, without fear of being wet by the heavieſt ſhower of rain, or dread of the influence of the ſcorching ſun-beams.
In the woods the trees are, in common, covered with different foliage, ſo that it is uſual to ſee one tree dreſſed out with the rich liveries of ſeveral, all growing in beautiful
