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SICILY AND MALTA. 203
discharging rivers of fire, and throwing
out burning rocks, with a noise that shakes
the whole island. Add to this, the un-
bounded extent of the prospect, compre-
hending the greatest diversity and the mod
beautiful scenery in nature ; with the rising
sun, advancing in the east, to illuminate
the wondrous scene.
The whole atmosphere by degrees kin-
dled up, and ssiewed dimly and faintly the
boundless prospecl; around. Both sea and
land looked dark and confascd, as if only
emerging from their original chaos; and
light and darkness seemed still undivided;
till the morning by degrees advancing,
completed the separation. The stars are
extinguished, and the shades disappear.
The forests, which but now seemed black
and bottomless gulphs, from whence no
ray was reflected to sliew their form or
polours, appear a new creation riling to
£he sight; catching life and beauty from
every
discharging rivers of fire, and throwing
out burning rocks, with a noise that shakes
the whole island. Add to this, the un-
bounded extent of the prospect, compre-
hending the greatest diversity and the mod
beautiful scenery in nature ; with the rising
sun, advancing in the east, to illuminate
the wondrous scene.
The whole atmosphere by degrees kin-
dled up, and ssiewed dimly and faintly the
boundless prospecl; around. Both sea and
land looked dark and confascd, as if only
emerging from their original chaos; and
light and darkness seemed still undivided;
till the morning by degrees advancing,
completed the separation. The stars are
extinguished, and the shades disappear.
The forests, which but now seemed black
and bottomless gulphs, from whence no
ray was reflected to sliew their form or
polours, appear a new creation riling to
£he sight; catching life and beauty from
every