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and retired again successively, in a surprising 

 manner. In what manner it began to move is un- 

 certain, as nobody observed the beginning of its 

 motion. The flux and reflux, when seen, were 

 quite regular. Every flood began gently; its ve- 

 locity increased by degrees, when at last it rushed 

 in with great impetuosity, till it had attained its full 

 height. Having remained for a little time station- 

 ary, it then retired, ebbing gently at first, but 

 afterwards sinking away with great swiftness. At 

 every flux, the whole body of water seemed to be 

 violently thrown against the bank ; but neither 

 during the time of the flux nor that of reflux 

 did there appear even the least wrinkle of a wave 

 on the other pans of the moat. Lord Parker, who 

 had observed this motion, being desirous to know 

 whether it was universal over the moat, sent a per- 

 son to the other corner of it, at the same time that 

 he himself stood about 5 yards from him, to ex- 

 amine whether the waier moved there or not. He 

 could perceive no motion there, or hardly any ; 

 but another, who went to the north-east corner of 

 the moat, diagonally opposite to his lordship, 

 found it as considerable there as where he was. 

 His lordship imagining, that in all probability the 

 water at the corner diagonally opposite to where he 

 was would sink as that by him rose, he ordered the 

 person to signify, by calling out, when the water by 

 him began to sink, and. when to rise. This he did ; 

 but, to his lordship's great surprize, immediately 

 after the water began to rise at his own end, he 

 beard his voice culling that it began to rise with him 



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