The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . i,^1. -JSE^ Cora Linn—Falls of Clyde. river, after taking its headlong plunge, rushes along fora couple of miles through a deep and narrow chasm, DESCRIPTIVE. 7 whose jagged rocks seem to torment and vex the onceplacid stream, until, after its triple leap at Cora Linn, itescapes for a time into the opener valley below. But alongwith all this impressive gran
The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . i,^1. -JSE^ Cora Linn—Falls of Clyde. river, after taking its headlong plunge, rushes along fora couple of miles through a deep and narrow chasm, DESCRIPTIVE. 7 whose jagged rocks seem to torment and vex the onceplacid stream, until, after its triple leap at Cora Linn, itescapes for a time into the opener valley below. But alongwith all this impressive grandeur we have the softeningeffect of the foliage from the thousand trees and shrubswhich clothe the rocky crags, and the varied bloom ofthe wild flowers amongst the grassy slopes. Here the calm beauty of the scene appears to haveaffected Wordsworth, who writes: In Coras glen the calm how deep,That trees on loftiest hillLike statues stand, or things motionless and still. And now for a few miles we see the river once morecomparatively quiet, and notice the angler wading in theshallows, or poised on some rocky ledge, deftly throwinghis deceptive fly to catch the sportive trout. The deepand sombre ravine of Cartland Crags is
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