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At the entrance of Brokenhurft, a little to 

 the right, Mr. Morant's houfe commands a 

 very grand, and pi<5lurefque foreft-view. Both 

 the fore-ground, and the diftance, are complete. 



The former is an elevated park-fcene, 

 confirming of great variety of ground , well- 

 planted y and defcending gently into the vale 

 below. Among the trees, which adorn it, 

 are a few of the oldeit, and moft venerable 

 oaks of the foreft. I doubt not but they 

 chronicle on their furrowed trunks ages before 

 the conqueft. 



From this grand fore-ground is prefented 

 an extenfive foreft-view. It confifts of a wide 

 range of flat pafturage (for fuch the bofom 

 of the vale appears) garnifhed with tufted 

 clumps and woody promontories fhooting into 

 it , and contrafted by immenfe woods, which 

 occupy all the rifing grounds above it, and 

 circle the horizon. The contrail between the 

 open, and woody parts of the diftance, and the 

 grandeur of each part, are in the higheft ftile 

 of pi6lurefque beauty. 



This grand view is difplayed to moft ad- 

 vantage from the front of the houfe : but it is 



feen 



