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pie give them. Thefe birds flay all fummer in 

 the colonies, but retire in autumn to the fouth, 

 and flay away all winter. They have got the 

 name of Mocking-birds, on account of their fkill 

 in imitating the note of almofl every bird they 

 hear. The fong peculiar to them is excellent, 

 and varied by an infinite change of notes and 

 melody ; feveral people are therefore of opinion, 

 that they are the befl finging birds in the world. 

 So much is certain, that few birds come up to 

 them ; this is what makes them precious. 



ABOUT noon we came to New Eriflol, a fmrall 

 town in Penfyhania* on the banks of the Dela- 

 ware^ about fifteen Englijh miles from Philadel- 

 phia. Mofl of the houfes are built of flone, and 

 {land afunder. The inhabitants carry on a fmall 

 trade, though moft of them get their goods from 

 Philadelphia. On the other fide of the river, al- 

 moft dire&ly oppofite to New Briftol, lies the 

 town of Burlington^ in which the governor of 

 New Jerfey refides. 



COUNTRY feats appeared on both fides of the 

 roads. But foon we came into a lane enclofed 

 with pales on both fides, inclining pretty great 

 corn-fields. Next followed a wood, and we 

 perceived, for the fpace of four Engliftj miles, 

 nothing but woods, and a very poor foil, on 

 which the Lupinus perennis grew plentifully and 

 fucceeded well. I was overjoyed to fee a plant 

 come on fo well in thefe poor dry places, and 

 even began to meditate, how to improve this difr 

 covery in a foil like that which it inhabited. But 

 I afterwards had the mortification to find that the 

 horfes and cows eat almoll all the. other plants, 



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