. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . boisterous with breakers or combs and jets of spray. Thesesoon come again as the channel enlarges a little and theimmense pressure is relaxed ; and then, three miles below theWhirlpool, the throttling of the river ends. Here, near Lewis-ton, the gorge itself ends with the limits of the more elevatedplain through which the river is gradually cutting its backwardway. The gorge ends, and to right and left, eastward andwestward, the edge of the high plain stretches off as a boldescarpment, showing what used to be the shore
. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . boisterous with breakers or combs and jets of spray. Thesesoon come again as the channel enlarges a little and theimmense pressure is relaxed ; and then, three miles below theWhirlpool, the throttling of the river ends. Here, near Lewis-ton, the gorge itself ends with the limits of the more elevatedplain through which the river is gradually cutting its backwardway. The gorge ends, and to right and left, eastward andwestward, the edge of the high plain stretches off as a boldescarpment, showing what used to be the shore-line of Ontario,when, a larger lake than it is to-day, it covered the lower flat16 land. And across this flat land for seven miles, until thepresent lake shore is reached, the Niagara, half a mile inwidth, flows and gently—beautiful still, but nowwith a beauty like that of many other rivers. III. Put magnitude out of your mind when you approachNiagara. Think of beauty instead. Think of the most beau-tiful things you have ever seen. Expect to see things still. The Horse-shoe froin 7iear Falls View. more beautiful. Unless your senses are benumbed, you shallnot be disappointed. Then, gradually, truths of great sizewill dawn upon you, and coming at their proper time, theywill impress you doubly because you will feel them as youought. You will feel them as factors in greatness of beauty,not as facts primarily important in themselves. Niagara is not more unusual in magnificence than indesign. Nature intends most of her waterfalls to be seen frombelow. Niagara she exhibits from above. It does not comefalling into a valley whither our feet are naturally led. It goes ir curving into a chasm in a plain across which we are forced toapproach it. Of course it can be seen from below, and therealone it reveals the whole of its size and strength. But naturemade this standpoint just possible of access in order that itmight complete and emphasize impressions elsewhere gained.
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