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shipping passing arid repassing, high above the inland 

 level when the tide is up, and the still lake of Dagvn- 

 liam and the far extending flats on the other. Looking 

 from the lower level on these strong banks extending 

 along the stream as far as the eye can reach, we can only 

 see the masts of sailing ships and the funnels of large' 

 steamers leaving behind them long trails of murky 

 smoke, at once giving an idea of the gigantic traffic 

 that flows along this great watery highway, and the 



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[By Edmund M. Wimperis, after a Sketch by the Author] 



enormous labour which it has cost to bank up the lands 

 and confine the river within its present artificial limits. 

 We do not exaggerate when we state that these formid- 

 able embankments, winding along the river side, up 

 creeks and tributary streams, round islands and about. 

 marshes, from London to the mouth of the Thames, are 

 not less than 300 miles in extent. 



It is to be regretted that Perry gained nothing but fame 

 by his great work. The expense of stopping the bn-arh 

 far exceeded his original estimate ; he required more ma- 



