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S WED EN, 3
floating of the Sails, and gay tackling of the Ship, ave
a brilliancy to the {cenc that cannot fail to pleale. This
is the delightful Profpe& which the Land-man is fo apt to
paint. But when the melancholy Sailor takes up the pencil,
how different is the piéture which he draws? He delineates
ftormy fkies and rolling waves, he paints the Over-hang~
ing rock and foundered fhip, and all the hardthips ofa
Seaman’s Life. But, I think, I had better draw a curtain
before this Painting, left, like the Child that dreffes up a
Giant, in our prefent fituation I fhould happen to be
afraid of the creature of my own fancy.
When we arrive at Gottenburg, which we hourly ex-
pet, I will give you the journal of our Voyage; a as
occafion offers, will continue my narrative during t e re-
mainder of our Expedition. Tho’, in all probability you
. . ‘ee for I pretend not to vie
will not meet with much novelty: 10% +P
; *-ve or Wraxal, yet
with fuch celebrated Travellers as Gun. ~ Figiaee
fuch refleiions you will meet with as will at leatt 1.
your curiofity, how we executed our agreeable Scheme.
We took our departure from Ravenfworth-caftle the
Seat of Sir H,G. L. on the 24th, day of May 1786, and
Be embarked
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