( I2 3 ) , 



of Ober-green. It is chiefly paflurage, patched 

 here and there with heath; and is efleemed 

 one of the beft feeding grounds, both for deer, 

 and cattle in the foreft. 



Ober-green was the laft of thofe beautiful 

 lawns, with which our ride through this 

 part of the foreft was inlivened ; and I 

 imagine few counties in England could fur- 

 nifh fo many pleafmg woodland-fcenes in fo 

 fmall a compafs. He who delights in fuch 

 fcenery will find it in much greater perfection 

 in the wildnefs of a foreft, than among the 

 moft admired improvements of art. He will 

 find it grander, more varied, and every where 

 more replete with thofe wild, in chanting 

 paflages, which the hand of art cannot give. 

 What are the lawns of Hagley*, or any other 

 place celebrated for this fpecies of artificial 

 landfcape, but paltry imitations of the genuine 

 works of nature ? 



Hinchelfey-wood-f-, which we left on the 

 right in the morning, now again Ikirted our 

 right, as we traverfed Ober-green. Here it was 

 as great an ornament, as it was on the other 



* The late lord Lyttleton's in Worcefterfhire, now lord 

 Weftcote's. 



f See page 104. 



fide, 



