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we are travelling with you for five minutes, and then look 

 up and find ourselves in the same tedious scene." 



After describing the country near Rickmansworth, 

 Mulso continues : — 



"This unevenness, however, gives a great Beauty to the 

 whole, and makes it much in your taste; indeed I never 

 see a spot which lies much out of the level but I think 

 of you, and say, 'now this would please White.' ... I 

 hope you will write a poem and call it the Progress 

 describing your own rambles. It would make a fine Piece 

 and might tempt gentlemen to examine their own country 

 before they went abroad and brought home a genteel 

 disgust at the thoughts of England. . . . My father sets 

 out in a day or two to fetch home that great stranger 

 Miss Hecky; she has a design upon the poor Vicar, and 

 talks of careering about with 'Whitzftws,' who she says 

 heightens and improves all parties ; whether there is any 

 particular Hint of improvement by the termination she is 

 pleased to give to your name, you best know : as for me I 

 never see those things, because I do as I would be done by ; 

 so you best know the meaning of your new name, and 

 whether it is a fond abbreviation of your Oxford title of 

 Busser. I must see you after your journies ; why you are 

 just at home at Sunbury ! Miss Hecky must hear all your 

 travels and you must lead her quick imagination through your 

 Seiva weXwpa, as Homer does, to your irepLKaWeag dypou^." 



In October following the desired description was 

 evidently forwarded, for the same correspondent 

 writes on the 6tli of that month : — 



"I am much obliged to you for your account of your 

 travels, which was very exact, and very entertaining. If 

 you would but continue your tours, and write to me from 



