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SICILY AND MALTA. 49
will excuse it. About six o'clock, we took
a cordial leave of our jolly sriends at Agri-
gentum; and embarked on board our
Sparonaro at the new port. I mould have
told you, that this harbour has lately been
made at a very great expence; this city
having always been one of the principal
ports of the issand, for the exportation of
grain. The bishop and his company went
into a large barge, and sailed round the
harbour, we saluted them as we went out;
they returned the compliment, and we
took a second leave. The evening was
sine, and we coasted along for a good many
miles; we passed several points and little
promontories, that were exceedingly beau-
tiful and pi£luresque, many of them were
covered with noble large aloes in full blow.
In one place, I counted upwards of 200
of those sine majestic plants all in flower;
a sight which I imagined was hardly to be
met with in the world.—After sun-set,—
alas, fain, would I conceal what happened
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will excuse it. About six o'clock, we took
a cordial leave of our jolly sriends at Agri-
gentum; and embarked on board our
Sparonaro at the new port. I mould have
told you, that this harbour has lately been
made at a very great expence; this city
having always been one of the principal
ports of the issand, for the exportation of
grain. The bishop and his company went
into a large barge, and sailed round the
harbour, we saluted them as we went out;
they returned the compliment, and we
took a second leave. The evening was
sine, and we coasted along for a good many
miles; we passed several points and little
promontories, that were exceedingly beau-
tiful and pi£luresque, many of them were
covered with noble large aloes in full blow.
In one place, I counted upwards of 200
of those sine majestic plants all in flower;
a sight which I imagined was hardly to be
met with in the world.—After sun-set,—
alas, fain, would I conceal what happened
Vol. II. E after