marthen, &c.-Compliment to Pennant and
Gilpin- Sea-pieces-Rock-work- New and
old paffage-Laugherne-Kiddwelly-Llanel-
thy, Swanfea.

LETTER IV.

The romance of nature-The harvest of Gilpin
and Pennant-The Gleanings of the author
Scenery of Mabuntleth-The author's enthu
fiafm defcribed and vindicated-Traits of cha-
racter and conftitution-The pleasures of a
poetical mind-The exquifite beauty of this
part of North Wales.

LETTER V.

The ride from Mabuntleth to Dolgeltby-A val-

ley-Pretty Welch peasants-Cafcades and

Baths of Nature-Mountain of Caer Idris-

Plentiful Gleanings-Caftles in the Air-Other

Caftles-Pleafures of Imagination realized-

Particular inftance, and general character, of
Cambrian hofpitality-Welch gentry, farmers,
peasants.

LETTER VI.

The Beauties of Barmouth-Romantic approach to it

--Its refemblance to the rock of Gibraltar-Sur-

rounding

rounding feenery-The fea-The beach-The
black mountains-The happy valley-All trades
in a cottage-The female barber and family-
Cambrian loyalty.

LETTER VII.

Tour back to Abereftwith-Hiftory of the author's
borse, addressed to men-Apology to the critics
for that biftory-Every man's bobby-horfe fa-
cred-Story of a fisherman, his family, and
friend-A beath-A burricane - The roar-
ing fea--And the blazing hearth.

LETTER VIII.

Life, death, and character, of a friend-Reader,
pafs this letter, if thou art only a man or woman
of the world; but if thou hast fancy, feeling,
and an heart, felect an uninterrupted hour to
perufe it twice.

LETTER IX.

Abereftwith defcribed-The place and country con-

trafted to Barmouth-Welch customs-Price of

provifions, and other Expences, ftated, with a

view to economy and refidence-All cheap

places, more or lefs, deftroyed by English folly

and vanity-Various inftances-Welch court-
fhip-Welch Church-yards.

LETTER X.

Welch fuperftitions-The fea roaring for three

days together, to announce a shipwreck, or

drowned failor—The lighted candle walking be-

fore you, felf-fuftained-The groaning voice

coming out of the earth, &c.-The madness of

methodifm in Wales.

LETTER XI.

Welch fairies-Their Exploits - Refidences-
Difpofitions-The author threatened with them
-The fairy-haunted chamber - Vifit to a

Welch priest, who was fairy-ridden-Pontipool

Scenery-Feftiniog Scenery-Lord Lyttleton, and

more fairy tales,

LETTER XII,

Feftiniog-Lord Lyttleton's defcription of this en-

chanting, and, as the peasants think, enchanted vil-

lage, examined-Characteristics of the author-

His peculiarities-Lord and Lady Clive-Their

neighbourhood, and their character by their neigh-

bours.-Gleanings for the heart.

LETTER

Welch Pool-Montgomery-Powis cafle-Hif-

tory of the decayed English merchant, and his

daughter-Tranfactions of a London phyfician

in Wales, and anecdotes of the late John

Howard.

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Character of John Howard-His perfonal habits-

His philanthropy to man and beast-Vifit to him

in Bedfordshire-Various anecdotes of him col-

lected in that vifit-His fingularities defcribed

and vindicated-His fuperannuated borfes.

LETTER XV.

The Triumph of Benevolence, facred to the

Memory of the late John Howard-Motives

for the republication of that poem.

LETTER XVI.

Welch Bards-Modern and ancient-Affociations

and Customs of the former-Manners and cuf-

toms of modern and ancient Welch harpers-

Welch Druids-Anglefea.

LETTER XVII.

Welch Lakes-And monumental reliques-Welch

InquifitivenessHofpitality of the Welch

Nobles

Nobles-Lord Newborough-The author's ad-
ventures on the road-And the happy weavers,

LETTER XVIII.

Verfes confecrated to the virtues of the late Jonas
Hanway.

LETTER XIX.

More verfes-And various Gleanings for the Af-
fections.

The fame.

LETTER XX.

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XXI.

Hiftorical perplexity — A
A differtation on Bio-

graphers-From hiftorian A. to hiftorian, &c.

Farewell to Wales.

LETTER XXII.

Welcome to Holland-Contrafted with Wales-
The ancient history of the Dutch Republic-
With reflections, profaic and poetical.

LETTER XXIII.

Hiftory of the old Batavians continued-Cuftoms-

Manners-Diversions.

LETTER