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told, at Edinburgh, I must consult the tide to cross the Queensferry: this obliged me to leave the Abbey at five o'clock in the morning. To avoid the steep rise of the Canongate, the postillion drove me up the back street, and through the Cowgate; it was then I saw the wonderful effect of the South Bridge over my head: also by going the back streets, I had an opportunity of seeing, as I drove round the base of it, the whole of the stupendous rock on which the castle is built.

The drive from Edinburgh to Queensferry, is very pleasant; and I was delighted with the appearance, and neatness, of all the houses on the road; every one, without exception, having a garden well stocked with vegetables; and potatoes planted on every bit of waste land, besides