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words as commonly occur in the compo- 

 fition of the names of places, &c. 



The expences of travelling in Wales, 

 notwithftanding what Mr. Pratt,* and 

 fome other writers have faid upon the fub- 

 ject, I found in general, but little lefs than 

 thofe on the roads in the central parts of 

 England. Provifions are here very little 

 cheaper than with us ; and the expences of 

 houfe-keeping have, within the few laft 

 years, been confiderably increafed. 



Having put down thele previous hints 

 for the future tourift, it is now proper that 

 I fliould fay fomewhat of the prefent 

 work. 



Throughout the whole of my journey, 

 I endeavoured to make my purfuits and my 

 obfervations as general as poffible : and in 

 thefe volumes, I have, as far as lay in my 

 power, made it my rule to put down for 



* Author of Gleanings through Wales. 



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