. The Wye and its associations. A picturesque ramble. e precipice; and so complete was the illu-sion, that it was not till we had climbed to thespot, that we were convinced of the phenomenonbeing the production of water instead of fire. The valley here was wide, and the vistabackwards towards Stedva Gerrig of consider-able length. A very remarkable effect was pro-duced by the light of the early sun streamingthrough masses of grey clouds, and flashed backagain not only by the stream, but by the entiresurface of the soil which was completely satu-rated by torrents of rain that had fallen duringt
. The Wye and its associations. A picturesque ramble. e precipice; and so complete was the illu-sion, that it was not till we had climbed to thespot, that we were convinced of the phenomenonbeing the production of water instead of fire. The valley here was wide, and the vistabackwards towards Stedva Gerrig of consider-able length. A very remarkable effect was pro-duced by the light of the early sun streamingthrough masses of grey clouds, and flashed backagain not only by the stream, but by the entiresurface of the soil which was completely satu-rated by torrents of rain that had fallen duringthe night. Just after this, and nearly threemiles from the inn, the Wye suddenly burstinto- the valley from the left, and rushing be-neath a bridge, flung itself into the little latter, conscious that although its volumewas greater, its strength and impetuosity wereless than those of the marauder, quietly resigneditself to its fate, receiving the name andacknowledging the authority of its lord andspouse ; and thenceforth, we found ourselves. -a^-9t^^yZyZ^ TicmHrm ^ PtiHialied far the Praprietor, bT XoiigDisii- S-: Q°. fgiiemofrter !Raw . SCENIC VICISSITUDES. 19 wandering along the banks, less known thanthose less renowned, of the classic Vaga. The sameness of the scenery continued forfive miles further, till on entering the hamletof Llangerrig, consisting of a few huts of themeanest description, and an old church, of whicha view is annexed, trees began to add theirinterest to the picture. The valley, however,was wide, the trees small, and the river, not-withstanding its receiving here another accession,was still insignificant. By degrees, however,as we proceeded, the hills became closer, andthe massiveness of their forms lent a certaindegree of grandeur to the scene. These againdisappeared; and the hills returned: and theWye as before ran brawling through a common-place valley. A series of vicissitudes went ontill the hills, assuming the character without themagnitude
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