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178 be no comparison between it and the sluggish Tiber. Nothing can be finer than the two views after passing north of the range of mountains called the Oichill hills. The first of these views is the richest part of Strath Earn, and the junction of the River Earn with the Tay; taking in the Brig of Earn, the wooded hill of Moncrief, and the noble plantations of Dupplin, Lord Kinnoull's, for its northern boundary. After climbing the hill of Moncrief, and two miles north of the Brig of Earn, then comes the charming prospect that delighted the marching Romans; and which, on taking a short turn round a hill, at once opens to the sight. To the right hand is the broad sweeping Tay, coming from the north, and winding round the base of the Kinnoull Crags, flowing majestically to the east, and towards the rich Carse of Gowrie and Dundee. In front, is the town of Perth, its noble bridge, the South Inch, the spires, and other edifices in the town; the waving corn, in part of the fertile district of Strathmore, with the grand chain of Grampion mountains, in the back-ground; all conspiring to make this a prodigiously striking view. One of the days I passed by this beautiful spot was a Monday, the day after the