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Ditchleyt the feat of the Earl of Litch' 

 field, is about a mile and half out of the 

 road, and three miles from Blenheim ; it is 

 very well worth viewing. The front is 

 handfome, and the difpoiition of the apart- 

 ments renders them very convenient. 



The hall is a handfome room, thirty-fix 

 feet fquare, the deling is painted by Kent, 

 inclofed in an oval of fret work ; the walls 

 cream coloured ftucco, with lead coloured 

 and gilt ornaments. The door cafes finely 

 carved. In the pannels are bufts of 



Milton, 



Socrates, 



Livy, . 



Homer, 



Virgil, 



Cicero, 



Sappho, 



Shake/pear, and 



Dry den. 

 bafib relievos, fcrolls, feftoons, &c. far- 

 found them. 



The Mufic-room is tv/enty-four by twen- 

 ty-two. Here are, among fome portal ts, 

 Venetian School. Two courtezans. Great fpi- 



rit and expreflion. [N.B. The 



fame as at Kiplin, Mr. Croive's. 



Rubens. 



