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forward, and by planting his fmaller trees in 

 front; thus connecting his lawn with his 

 woods. Yet with all his art he can never 

 do it in fo nobly wild, and pifturefque a 

 manner, as nature in her moil beautiful 

 works. 



The two different kinds of hanging grounds, 

 bounded with woods, which occafioned thefe 

 remarks, occupied our left. In front was an 

 extended fkirting of woody fcenery, which 

 opening itfelf more and more, as we proceeded, 

 fpread into a noble fkreen. This fcenery con- 

 fifted of thofe vaft woods, which ftretch from 

 Heathy-Dilton, to Boldre-church. 



Thefe woods hang over the pleafing mea- 

 dows about Roydon, and along all the valley 

 to Brokenhurft. It is a landfcape indeed of 

 the cultured kind, and therefore little accom- 

 modated to the pencil ; but of it's kind it is 

 very interefting. Through this valley, con- 

 fifting of hanging meadows, varioufly bounded, 

 and adorned with wood, the river of Lyming- 

 ton, while it is yet rural, and only a foreft- 

 ftream, forms many a devious curve. But 

 this pleafing fcenery can only be traverfed 

 by the foot-paflenger, or the angler, with his 

 rod. Even on horfe-back you cannot pafs the 



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