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hours, I felt, on leaving, that I had never spent an 

 equal space of time more profitably and pleasantly in 

 the pursuit or appreciation of agricultural knowledge. 

 The open and large-hearted hospitality and genial 

 manners of the proprietor and his family seemed to 

 correspond with the dimensions and qualities of his 

 holding, and to complete, vitalise, and beautify the 

 symmetries of a true ENGLISH FARMER'S HOME. 



