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which ought to appear, here and there, un- 

 der the foliage, even when it is in full leaf. 

 It is the want of this fpecies of ramifi- 

 cation, which gives a heavinefs to the 

 beech*. 



The great avenue from Brockenhuril leads 

 through the fpace of five or fix miles. After 

 we have mounted the fummit of the hill, 

 the clofe views in the defcent on the other 

 fide, are very beautiful, confifting of little 

 woody recedes, open groves, or open glades, 

 varied as they were before, in different 

 forms. 



As we approach Lyndhurft, we pafs Foxlees 

 on the left. The fituation here is juft the 



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reverfe of Mr. Morant's. The one {lands 

 high, and commands the foreft at a diftance; 

 the other, in a bottom, is furrounded by it's 

 woods. Both modes of fituation have their 

 beauty ; but an extenfive forefl view before the 



* See vol. i. page 48. 



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