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Far to the right of Wachusett, nearly over the dome of the Dedham Courthouse, rounds up Watatic in Ashburnham, and northwest a dozen peaks of southern New Hampshire. FAR TO THE RIGHT OF WAACHUSETT NEARLY OVER THE DOME OF THE DEADAM COURT HOUSE ROUNDS UP WHITEADDOCK AND ASHBURNHAM AND NORTHWEST A DOZEN PEAKS OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
th its islands, headlands, and fortifications. Beyond that are distinctly visible various points on the North Shore, as far as Eastern Point Lighthouse in Gloucester. Forty miles to the northeast appear the twin lighthouses on Thatcher's Island, seeming, from here, to be standing, not on the land, but out in the ocean. Nearer and more distinct is Boston Light--a sentinel at the entrance to the harbor, while beyond it stretches Massachusetts Bay. Turning nearly east the eye, passing over Chickatawbut Hill--three miles off and second in height of the Blue Hills--follows the beautiful curve of Nantasket Beach, and the pointing finger of Minot's Light. Facing nearly south, the long ridge of Manomet Hill in Plymouth, thirty-three miles away, stands clear against the sky, while twenty-six miles away, in Duxbury, one sees the Myles Standish Monument. Directly south rises the smoke of the city of Fall River; to the westerly, Woonsocket, and continuing to the west, Mount Wachusett in Princeton. DED DOME THEN THE HARBOUR WITH ITS ISLANDS HEADLANDS AND FORTIFICATIONS BEYOND THAT ARE THE DISTINCTLY VISIBLE POINTS OF THE NORTH SHORE AS FAR AS EASTERN POINT LIGHTHOUSE IN GLOUCESTER FORTY MILES TO THE NORTHEAST APPEAR THE TWIN LIGHTHOUSES ON THATCHER'S ISLAND SEEMING FROM HERE TO BE STANDING NOT ON THE LAND BUT OUT IN THE OCEAN NEARER AND MORE DISTINCT IS BOSTON LIGHT A SENTINEL TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOUR WHILE BEYOND IT STRETCHES MASSACHUSETTS BAY TURNING NEARLY EAST THE EYE PASSING OVER CHICKATAWBUT HILL THREE MILES OFF AND SECOND IN HEIGHT OF THE BLUE HILLS FOLLOWS THE BEAUTIFUL CURVE OF NANTASKET BEACH AND THE POINTING FINGER OF MINOT'S LIGHT FACING NEARLY SOUTH THE LONG RIDGE OF MANOMET HILL IN PLYMOUTH THIRTY THREE MILES AWAY STANDS CLEAR AGAINST THE SKY WHILE TWENTY SIX MILES AWAY IN DUXBURY ONE SEES THE MILES STANDISH MONUMENT DIRECTLY SOUTH RISES THE SMOKE FROM THE CITY OF FALL RIVER TO THE WESTERLY WOUND SOCKET AND CONTINUING TO THE WEST MOUNT WAACHUSETT AND PRINCETON
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