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[[page 9 of "Balloon. An Authentic Account of The Aerial Voyage of Messrs. Sadler and Clayfield..." 2nd ed.]]

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nated, and coloured with all the varied and glowing tints of Autumn.

  At this elevation, the clearness of the air rendered the respiration of the AEronauts extremely delightful, the pulse being full and strong, with a slight throbbing of the arteries of the head.

  Though the Thermometer had been falling the greater part of the voyage, and was now so near the freezing point, no cold was perceivable, the power of the Sun's rays having encreased so as to occasion that scorching sensation which frequently follows a heavy shower of rain.

  The balloon, still nearing the coast of Devon, the Barnstable and Bideford rivers were very apparent, when a faint idea of the extent and grandeur of the view may be formed by following description ; the whole coast of Devon with Lundy Island and part of Cornwall, the later faintly discernable in the distance, in front ; St. George's Channel, with the Welsh and Irish Coasts, on the right ; and in the rear, the Flat and Steep Holmes and the coast of Monmouth.

  At 55 minutes past 3, about 9 miles off Linton, a small town on the coast of Devon, between Ilfracombe and Porlock.