As foon as I communicated to you my refolution, with your accustomed friendship you wished to hear from me: I could give but a partial performance of my promife, the attention of a traveller being fo much taken up as to leave very little room for epiftolary duties; and I flatter myself you will find this tardy execution of my engagement more fatisfactory than the hafty accounts I could fend you on my road. But this is far from being the fole motive of this addrefs. I have irresistible inducements of public and of a private nature to you I owe a moft free enjoyment of the little territories Providence had beftowed on me; for by a liberal and equal ceffion of fields, and meads and woods, you connected all the divided parts, and gave a full scope to all my improvements. Every view I take from my window reminds me of my debt, and forbids my filence, caufing the pleafing glow of gratitude to diffuse itself over the whole frame, instead of forcing up the imbittering figh of Oh! fi angulus ille! Now every scene I enjoy receives new charms, for I mingle with the vifible beauties, the more pleafing idea of owing them to you, the worthy neighbor and firm friend, who are happy in the calm and domeftic paths of life with abilities fuperior to oftentation, and goodnefs content with its own reward: with a found judgement and honest heart you you worthily discharge the fenatorial trust reposed in you, whofe unprejudiced vote aids to fill the madness of the People, or aims to check the presumption of the Minister. My happiness in being from your earliest life your neighbor, makes me confident in my obfervation; your increasing and difcerning band of friends discovers and confirms the justice of it may the reasons that attract and bind us to you ever remain, is the most grateful wish that can be thought of, by, DOWNING, Oober 20th, 1771. DEAR SIR Your obliged, and affectionate Friend, THOMAS PENNANT. I. Rows in BRIDGE-STREET, CHESTER, with a view of St. PE- Page 1 II. BURTON CONSTABLE, the feat of WILLIAM CONSTABLE, Efq; III. GREATER WEEVER and SAURY, IV. EIDER DRAKE and DUCK, V. The BASS lfle from TANTALLON caftle and LOCH-LEVEN Castle, VI. EDINBURGH caftle from GREY-FRIARS church-yard, VIII. Head of the old Countess of DESMOND, VII. DUPPLIN, the feat of the Earl of KINNOUL, IX. DUNKELD cathedral, X. TAYMOUTH, the feat of the Earl of BREADALBANE, XI. PTARMIGAN and HEN OF THE WOOD, XII. Cascade near TAYMOUTH, XXXI. INVERARAY caftle, 33 |