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SUN-SET SCENE.

tinent. As the evening approached, the whole becameempurpled, by the rich tints of the “ sunset scene,” sooften the subject of the artist’s skill, while many pointsof rocks, from the water’s edge to the highest peaks,either from ice, or water, or metallic composition, glit-tered with the brilliancy of diamonds. It is pleasant,after having been seventy-nine days at sea, thus to haveour horizon once more broken; especially as it isaccompanied by the assurance, that we have very nearlyreached the grand climacteric of our voyage—C a^eHorn.