which they threw around them, a distinct rainbow was formed on the surface of the stream below, into which they were precipitated. The surrounding scenery, with its agreeable diversification of mountains and valleys, vineyards and hamlets, illumined by the rays of the meridian sun, added greatly to the effects of the spectacle ; and, though the prevailing character of it was grandeur, yet the mind was soothed, as well as struck, in beholding it; and the complacency of the beautiful agreeably relieved the excitement of the sublime. But I have neither time nor inclination, in my present circumstances, for critical description. I trust, I viewed both the whole, and the details, with a religious eye: they suggested to me many combinations, which, if fanciful, were at least edifying ; and I retired from the scene, not without a hope, that what had gratified my' curiosity had also elevated my devotion."