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fo rm i t j b e tw e e n th e a n g le s o f w h ic h a y e l lo w f ta la gm it ic mattel
-has e x u d e d , w h i c h fe r v e s to d e fin e th e a n g le s p r e c i f e l y ; and at thl
fam e tim e v a r y th e c o lo r w i th a g r e a t d e a l o f e le g a n c e , and ta
re n d e r i t f t i l l m o r e a g r e e a b le , th e w h o le is l ig h t e d f r om without!
,fo th a t th e fa r th e f t e x t r em i t y i s v e r y p la in ly fe en f r om without!
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w i th w h i c h n a tu r a l c a v e rn s in g e n e r a l a b o u n d .
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w e ih o u ld m e e t w i th th e r em em b r a n c e o f th a t c h ie f , w h o fe exiftencej
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J c r ib e i t an d its p r o d u c t io n s m o r e p h i lo f o p h i c a l ly :
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.a b o u t th r e e le a g u e s N . E . f r om J o n a , o r th e Columb K ill: its
.g r e a te ft le n g th is a b o u t an E n g lijh m i le , an d it s b read th a b c u l
h a l f a o n e . O n th e w e f t f id e o f th e if le is a fm a l l b a y , where*
b o a t . , g e n e r a l ly l a n d : a li t t le to th e fo u th w a r d o f w h ic h the firlfl
a p p e a r a n c e o f p illa r s a r e to h e o b f e r v e d ; th e y a r e fm a l l, and i n i
f t e a d o f b e in g p la c e d u p r ig h t , l ie d ow n o n th e i r fid e s , each form«
in g a fe gm e n t o f a c i r c l e : f r om th e n c e y o u p a f s a fm a ll cave*
a b o v e w h i c h , th e p i lla r s n o w g r o w n a l i t t l e la r g e r , are inclining!
in a l l d ir e c t io n s : in o n e p la c e in p a r t i c u la r a fm a l l m afs o f them!
v e r y m u c h r e fem b le th e f ib s o f a fh ip * : f r om h en c e having!
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