Waters following lines, which seem to be the address of Malvina

to the shade of Oscar :

Oh! see that form which faintly gleams,

'Tis Oscar come to chear my dreams.
Ah! wreath of mist! it glides away ;
Stay, my lovely Oscar, stay.
Awake, my harp, to doleful lays,
And sooth my soul with Oscar's praise.
Wake, Ossian, first of Fingal's line,
And mix thy sighs and tears with mine
The shell has ceas'd in Oscar's Hall,
Since gloomy Caerbar saw thee fall.
The roe o'er Morven playful bounds,
Nor fears the cry of Oscar's hounds.

Thy four grey stones the hunter spies:
Peace to the hero's ghost he cries.

About a mile and a half above the Hermitage, is another grand scene upon the Bran, at a place called the Rumbling Brig. Here nature almost had formed a bridge of rock, which is finished by art. Under its arch the river makes a noble rush, precipitating itself near fifty feet between the two sides of the rock which support the bridge. The scenery too around is very grand, but it is also very local; for all the ground at a little distance from the Rumbling Brig is a desert heath.

Dunkeld being considered as the mouth of the Highlands, the Tay, after issuing from thence, traverses the low country, a broad and deep river. It advances in a northeasterly direction by Caputh and Kinclavin, and after receiving the waters of the Isla, bends its course south-west The Isla. to Perth: The Isla has its source in the Grampian mountains, in the north-western part of the county of Angus, several miles northward from Mount Blair. Bathing the foot of that mountain, it turns eastward, traverses longitudinally the narrow valley of Glenisla, below which it forms a cascade called the Reeky Linn, upwards

of thirty feet high. Afterwards, proceeding through a Waters. deep and rocky channel, it is augmented by two small streams at the base of a rocky peninsula, on which stand the ruins of Airly Castle, which was anciently a strong fortress, constructed at different periods, and demolished during the Commonwealth. Thence the Isla descends with rapidity into the plain, and runs southward near a pleasant seat, formerly called Ruthven, now Isla Bank. Suddenly changing the direction of its course to westsouth-west, it slowly moves, in a winding passage, through a flat country, which it frequently inundates, receives the Ericht two miles north of Cupar, and falls into the Tay at Kinclavin.

Eardle.

The Ericht, which falls into the Isla from its western side, The Ericht, is formed by the junction of the Eardle and the Shee, or Black water, which descends from Glenshee, one of the passes of the Grampians leading, parallel to Glen Tilt, into Aberdeenshire. The Eardle (probably Erichtdale) joins Shee and the Shee, or Blackwater, from the west; and both, as already mentioned, form the rapid stream called the Ericht. It runs along the east side of the parish of Blairgowrie for about nine miles. Its channel in general is very rocky and uneven, and it often varies in depth and breadth. The banks in many places are so low, that it frequently overflows them, and does considerable damage, especially in harvest. In other parts they rise to a great height, are very rugged, and in many places covered with wood. About. two miles north from the village of Blairgowrie, they rise at least 200 feet above the bed of the river, and on the west side are formed, for about 700 feet in length and 220 feet in height, of perpendicular rock, as smooth as if formed by the tool of the workman. The place where this phe nomenon is to be seen is called Craiglioch, where the tra veller may be furnished with one of the most romantic

Waters. scenes in North Britain. Here hawks nestle; and their young ones have been frequently carried away by falconers from different parts of the kingdom. Here also the natural philosopher and botanist may find ample amusement. Two miles farther down this river is the Keeth, a natural cascade considerably improved by art. It is so constructed, that the salmon, which repair in great numbers to it, cannot get over unless when the river is very much swelled. The manner of fishing here is probably peculiar to this place. The fishers during the day dig considerable quantities of clay, and wheel it to the river side immediately above the fall. About sunset the clay is wetted, or turned into mortar, and hurled into the water. The fishers then ply their nets at different stations below, while the water continues muddy. This is repeated two or three times in the space of a few hours. It is a kind of pot-net, fastened to a long pole, that is used here. The river is very narrow, confined by rocks composed of sand and small stones. The scenery, especially on the west side, is very romantic and beautiful. In rainy seasons the Isla and Ericht prove very prejudicial to the adjacent fields. Increased by many rapid torrents, they overflow their banks, and sometimes with resistless force sweep away whole harvests.

The Dean.

The Dean flows from the lakes of Forfar, in Angus, passes by Glammis Castle in meanders, glides gently along the north borders of Essay and Meigle, and loses itself in the Isla, half a mile north-north-west of the town of Meigle. The course of this river in a direct line does not exceed ten miles.

The Tay having received the Isla, including all these streams, from the east, and afterwards the Almond from the west, proceeds by Perth between the Hill of Kinnoul on the east, and of Moncrieff on the west, in a south-east direction, till it meet the Earn; after which it proceeds eastward,