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any more with writing on pic- 

 turefque fubjefts. But one fcene 

 drew me on to another; till at 

 length I had traverfed the whole 

 foreft. The fubjeft was new to 

 me. I had been much among 

 lakes, and mountains : but I had 

 never lived in a foreft. I knew 

 little of it's fcenery. Every thing 

 caught my attention ; and as I 

 generally had a memorandum- 

 book in my hand, I made minutes 

 of what I obferved ; throwing my 

 remarks under the two heads of 

 foreft-fcenery in general; and the 

 fcenery of particular places. Thus, 

 as fmall things lead to greater, an 

 evening walk, or ride, became the 

 foundation of a volume. 



In 



