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propriate than in that prayer of pious but grateful awe, with which our first parents duly paid their morning orisons " These are thy glorious works, Parent of good * Almighty, thine this universal frame : ' Thus wond'rous fair thyself how wond'rous, then ' Unspeakable ; who sit'st above these Heavens ' To us invisible or dimly seen ' In these thy lowest works yet these declare ' Thy goodness beyond thought and power divine." From Coonoor to Oatacamund, the climate becomes cooler every mile. In the valley of Katey may be seen the beginning of English husbandry, under the care and well-known skill of Major Crewe ; Southdown sheep grazing, 46 FALLS OF THE CAVERY, English cattle in perfect health, and crops of potatoes that would be prized even in the " Land of Murphies." When the bluff rock of Katey is passed, and the ascent gained towards Elk Hill, the view is quite exquisite. The ride round Elk Hill, from the South-downs, up to Doda- betta is, I believe, as varied and magnificent, and what in India is so extremely rare, as enjoy- able at all hours of the day, as any in the wide world. Mountains, forests, cataracts, verdant plains, azure skies, the carolling of the lark, the

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