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a.nil the different lakes; from this hill is a view of Stevns, and Sweden; under the cliff is a bathing house, the scenery surrounding which is truly magnificent; bccch trees of many centuries intwine their branches, and appear as if they were endeavouring to exert their strength in supporting each other; from this si­ tuation is a prospect of tfyc Northern part of the chalk cliff, which when illuipincd by the setting sun, must be enchanting to every spectator. Along the sea shore is a beautiful walk to a sum­ mer house called the chapel; it is built in a simple Gothic style of Architecture, and nothing can exceed its situation in point of beauty; the cliff in front of the garden is overgrown with shrubs, through which the water running ovfer large pebbles, adds greatly to the magnificence of the scenery. The high hills, the woods, and the extent of the Ocean, all combine here to add to the beauty of this 8 pot. Walking through the valley, is to be observed a white cross, erected to the memory of a faithful ser­ vant, who lost his life in the snow, in the winter of 1788; this domestic depending, on his knowledge of the stars, went out in a dark winter’s night, under the idea that he heard thieves felling timber. Passing across the bliff to the North, you arrive at a house called the Norwegian house; the south side is surrounded with fir trees, and from it, is an exten­ sive view over the Baltic, the cliff of Stcvn, and Skaane in Sweden. Leaving the Norwegian house, a road running to the South west leads to a small piece of water in which arc situated two small islands'; on the left is the kitchen garden surrounded by trees.

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