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Full Title	Some remarks, towards a full description of Upper and Lower Lough Lene, near Killarny, in the County of Kerry.
Author	Barton, Richard, b. 1722.
Date Added	11 January 2014
Format	Book
Language	English
Publish Date	1751
Publisher	Dublin, : Printed by S. Powell
Source	McGarrity Books
Topic	Lakes > Ireland > Killarny, Lakes of Region > Early works to 1800.
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OCR SOLME R'E.MA RKS, TOWARDS A FULL DESCRIPTION OF Upper and Lower L O U G H L E N E, Near KILLARNY, in the County of KERRY. Hand procul I-Iennaeis lacus eff a mcznibus alta-, Nomine Pergus aquae. Non illo plura Cayilrus Carmina cycnorum labentibus audit in undis, Sylva coronat aquas, cingens latus omne, fuifque: Frondibus ut velo, Phebacos fubmovet ignes. Frigora dant rami ; Tyrios humus humida llorcs. PERPETUUM VER EST. Ovid Met. Lib. 5., Near Hena’s well-built walls, a fpacious Lake, Now Pergus nam’d, collefled waters make: Swans ling not more, on fweet Cayller's lireams; The Sun fcarce finds it with his fcorching beams, Check‘d by afpiring Groves ; and all around The f1ow'iy banks with lofty woods are crown’d: The waving boughs a grateful coolnefs bring, AND nuonmc nowens MAKE om: PERPETUAL SPRING. Ovtn byscwel. Sure it is yet a molt beautiful and fweet Country (Iuumn) as any is under heaven ; being llored throughout with many goodly rivers, replenilhed with all forts of liih molt abundantly, fprinko led with many very fweet Iflands and goodly Lakes, like little inland Seas, thatwill carry even Ships upon their waters : Adorned with goodly Woods, even lit for building houfes and ihxps, fo commodioully, as that if fome Princes in the world had them, they would foon hope to be Lords of all the Seas, and e‘er long of all the world: Alfo full of very good ports and havens opening upon England, as in- viting us to come unto them, to fee what excellent Commodities that Country can alibrd: Belides the foil itfelf molt fertile, lit to yield all kinds of fruit that ihall be committed thereunto. And laltly, the Heavens molt mild and temperate, though fomewhat more moill, than the parts towards the Welt. S PE NSE K. 1) U B L 1 N .- Printed by S. POWELL in Cram’-larze, and fold by molt of the Boolsfellcrs. [Price a Brit-ilh Six-pcncej .Z‘- "x ‘g 7:’; 5 41%; Ii .5 0 V7‘-‘H