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 11 ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT.

The romantic Castle of St Michael's, situated upon a lofty insulated hill, in Mount's Bay, is the theme of many a Cornish legend; the most prevalent supposes that their 'long-lost Arthur' resides there, under the immediate guardianship of the archangel, until the time appointed for his return to earth; and it is to this Milton alludes, when he says— Where the great vision of the guarded Mount Looks to Namancos and Bayona's hold." [Note to Verses privately printed by the late Sir Harelinge Giffard, at the Wesleyan Mission Press, Colombo.]