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only a fault itfelf: but led the eye to the 

 detection of other faults. 



From Paultons we entered an extenfive tract 

 of rifmg ground, which bounds the foreft on 

 the north, along the borders of Wiltfhire ; 

 and ftretches on the left towards Fording- 

 bridge, the river Avon, and the county of 

 Dorfet. This fide of the foreft however is 

 by much the narroweft. It's limits hardly 

 extend from eaft to weft above four miles : 

 whereas the boundary of the foreft, in the 

 fame direction near the fea, extends at leaft 

 fourteen. 



This lofty plain, as far as we furveyed it, 

 appeared little adorned with any foreft furniture, 

 except furze, and heath. The wood in no 

 part of it's area bore a proportion to it's ex- 

 tent. But it overlooked very grand views. In 

 a picturefque light therefore we confidered it 

 as a vaft theatre, from whence we might 

 view almoft all the regions of the foreft, 



which we had pafled. Towards the north 



indeed, in fome parts, it commands views 

 into Wiltfhire j but the country is cultivated ; 



and 



