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However this fhore is one of the beft of 

 the kind ; for the ooze here is generally covered 

 with green fea-weed, which as the tide retires, 

 gives it the appearance of level land deferted 

 by the fea, and turned into meadow. But 

 thefe lands are meadows only in furface ; for 

 they have no paftoral accompaniments. 



The northern divifion of New-foreft contains 

 all thofe parts, which lie north of Ringwood and 

 Dibden. As this diftricl is at a diftance from 

 the fea, and not interfered by any river, which 

 deferves more than the name of a brook, it is 

 adorned by no water-views, except near Dibden, 

 where the foreft is bounded by the extremity 

 of the bay of S outhampton . T he want of water 

 however is recompenfed by grand woody 

 fcenes, in which this part of the foreft equals, 



if not exceeds, any other part. In noble 



diftances alfo it excels ; for here the ground 

 fwells higher, than in the more maritime parts ; 

 and the diftances, which thefe heights com- 

 mand, confift often of vaft extenfive foreft- 

 fcenes. 



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