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and some very thick woods. The cottages are 

 situated in the most romantic spots imaginable ; and 

 were it not for the appearance of the houses, whose 

 roofs are very upright and in several planes, and 

 whose walls are studded with windows, one might 

 suppose himself in the southern parts of England. 

 The dress of the peasants is grotesque, and varies 

 every league. It consists in general of a long wide 

 doublet, usually red and laced ; a waistcoat down to 

 the knees, and leather breeches. The coat and vest 

 are covered with a profusion of silver buttons, which 

 constitute, in some measure, the peasant's wealth. 

 We saw some ploughing in very broad ridges the 

 plough like the common English ones, only that 

 some had two large wheels in front. The ground 

 seemed rich and soft, and we saw some fields of grass, 

 heavily manured, which in England would not be 

 touched. 



The milestones are large stone obelisks at every 

 quarter of a mile that is, at every English mile. 

 On the top part is a large crown, with the cipher 

 of the king in whose reign it was raised, and with 

 several ornaments. The business part of it namely, 

 the number, seems scarce attended to. We passed 

 several gentlemen's houses, not remarkable, and also 

 some manufactories, particularly a cotton-mill three 

 stories high, with seven windows in a row, and a 

 reservoir behind. We saw no river, few streams, and, 

 of course, many windmills. The road, which scarcely 

 makes any turn, runs beautifully through thick woods, 



