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 enriched by the breezes borne in from the broad expanse of the Atlantic, of themselves impart a special charm to the two or three weeks which are annually spent there, and which are familiarly known as &quot;Quinta time.&quot; To these must be added the beauty of the landscape with &quot;Its vine clustered hills and its oft rambled vale,&quot; and the numerous points of interest and of surpassing beauty which lie within reach of a pleasant evening stroll.

The mere mention of the ridge of precipitous heights forming here the coast line, and looking out upon the vast Atlantic, will suffice to bring back a host of pleasurable reminiscences to each successive generation of Lisbon

LOOKING SOUTH EAST FROM QUINTA HOUSE.

students. To watch the sturdy fishermen draw in their nets laden with the silvery tribute exacted from the prolific waters, or to wander along the bleak shore and gaze upon the heaving billows as they gradually approach and curving their superb necks, as if impatient of restraint, hurl themselves angrily against the hollow sounding beach, were sources of enjoyment which repeated visits never robbed of their freshness. Here the grander aspects of nature presented themselves to view,