Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 68 of 120
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# Analysis This is a **page of running prose** from the body text of a Victorian-era travel narrative or tour account (indicated by the header "A MONTH: TOUR"). The page describes a spectacular waterfall or cascade of "stupendous height of 350 feet," detailing its appearance when falling (resembling drifting snow), the spray that reaches spectators at considerable distance, and its transformed appearance after heavy rain. The narrator describes ascending a winding path alongside dangerous precipices to view the phenomenon from multiple vantage points, noting that viewing it from the top causes dizziness. The text employs period-appropriate spelling conventions (e.g., "ftupendous," "Fpectators") characteristic of 18th-century printing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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