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Cascade of Tirni

After dinner we rode out on Horse
back to view the famous [[Cascade of Tirni]]
abt. [about] three of four Miles off, a most astonish=
ing & sublime sight_ Tis formed by a
great Body of water w/ch [which] has the Name of
the [[River Velino]], being at some distance
from its fall about 20 feet wide, & above
8 feet deep close to the shore, as I was not
able to touch Bottom with a Pole of that
Length; tho' [though] in other places it is filled with
Rocks, the Tops of w/ch [which] are nearly equal with
the Surface of the River_ The Course of
it is prodigiously rapid; it narrows somewhat
near the fall, & tumbles down a precipice
perhaps not less than three hundred feet,
in a white foamey Column, +It spreads[ing] as
it falls, [&] dashing down agains the rocks
beneath with such force & impetuosity
as by its concussion to communicate a
tremulous motion thro' [through] a Promontory or
jetting rock on the opposite part of the Basin
quite to the summit w/ch [which] does not appear
less than 200 feet high _

+ y/e [the] circling ringlets following each othr. [other] in quick Succession
[glance on y/e [the] Eye] like lightning glance on y/e [the] Eye of ye [the] Spectator._

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