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Inftead of holding the great road, as before 

 from Battramfley to Brokenhurft, we turned 

 fhort, to the left, into the open part of the 

 foreft, towards a noted land-mark, called 

 Marl-pit-oak; well known to the deer- 

 ftealerj who on this, or fome neighbouring 

 tree, often takes his fland, in the dufk of 

 a fummer-evening, to watch the herd, as 

 it leaves the woods to graze thefe open 

 grounds. 



This wild heath receives fome beauty from 

 it's fwelling in various parts. The fwells are 

 bold, but at the fame time eafy : the ground, 

 which is feldom broken, generally falls into 

 little fweeping valleys. Thefe beauties how- 

 ever are obvious only to the piclurefque eye, 

 which by a little imaginary nnifhing can form 



thefe rough ground-plots into pictures. 



As we attained the higher part of the heath, we 

 had better landfcape. We had been mounting 

 gradually from the great road through two 

 or three miles, when the country giving way 

 on the right ^ a grand difplay of woody-fcenery 

 was opened towards Brokenhurft, and Lynd- 

 hurft. On the left, the heath is but meagerly 

 fldrted with wood. To make amends how- 

 ever, 



