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Fro the

pines, till they entered a narrow pass of the mountains, which shut out

every feature of the distant country, and, in its stead, exhibited only

tree of huetation, appeared, except here and there the trunk and

scathed branches of an oak, that hung nearly headlong fro roots had fastened This pass, which led into the

heart of the Apennine, at length opened to day, and a scene of mountains

stretched in long perspective, as wild as any the travellers had yet

passed Still vast pine-forests hung upon their base, and crowned the

ridgy precipice, that rose perpendicularly froht the sun-bea of light and shade The scene see, and its features to assuht the vapours, now partially concealing theirtheht Though the deep vallies between these mountains were, for thepresented a perspective

of only barren rocks, with a cataract flashing fro

broken cliffs, till its waters, reaching the botto fury; and sohts' in the narrow vales, soats and sheep, browsing under the shade of hanging

woods, and the shepherd's little cabin, reared on the in of a clear

stream, presented a sweet picture of repose

Wild and romantic as were these scenes, their character had far less

of the subliuard the entrance