In taking leave of the metalliferous district of Saint Just we have to observe, that it has been considered by Mr. Carne, and not without probability, as having constituted the principal portion of what was formerly known under the name of the Cassiterides, and that if it would redound to the honour, or contribute to the prosperity of Saint Just, it might be said, "that her Tin was probably a constituent part of the Shield and Helmet of Achilles,—of the Tabernacle of the Israelites,—of the Purple of Tyre,—and of the Temple of Solomon."
From Saint Just's Church-town, the road conducts us over a wild part of the peninsula, although highly salubrious, and invigorating from the fine sea breezes which blow from every side; after a ride over such bleak and barren hills, the eye experiences a singular repose on our approach to the cultivated shores of the Mount's Bay.
Saint Just.
FOOTNOTES:
[48] Baptistries were continued out of the church until the sixth century.
[49] The learned Bishop Hall in his work entitled "The Mystery of Godliness," bears ample testimony to the medicinal efficacy of this water in restoring motion and activity to cripples.
[50] Cromlech in the Cornish language signified a crooked stone.