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Park, belonging to Lord Powis, and part of 

 that foreft which Milton, in his Mafque, fup- 

 pofes to have been inhabited by Comus and 

 his rout. The God is now vanquilhed ; but, 

 at the revolution of every feven years, his 

 rout does not fail to keep up orgies there, and 

 in the neighbouring town ; as Lord Powis 

 knows to his colt, for he has fpent twenty or 

 thirty thoufand pounds, in entertaining them 

 at thefe feafons ; which is the reafon that he 

 has no houfe at this place for him to live in. 



He talks of building one in the Park, and 

 the fituation deferves it; for there are many 

 fcenes, which not only Comus, but the Lady 

 of Milton's Mafque, would have taken delight 

 in, if they had received the improvements they 

 are capable of, from a man of good tafte; but 

 they are as yet very rude and neglected. In 

 our way from hence to'Montgomery, we paf- 

 fed through a country very romantic and plea- 

 fant, in i^iany fpots ; in which we faw farms 

 fo well fituated, that they appeared to us more 

 delightful (ituations than Clermont or Bur- 

 leigh. At laft we came by a gentleman's 

 houfe, on the fide of a hill opening to a fweet 

 valley ; which feemed to be built in a tafte 

 much fuperior to that of a mere country 

 Efquire. We therefore ftopt, and defired to 

 fee it, which curiofity was well paid for : we 

 VOL. ii. C c found 



