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SECT. IV. 



ON looking into a map of New-foreft, 

 and drawing an imaginary line from 

 Ringwood on the Avon, to Dibden on the 

 bay of Southampton, the v^^hole foreft ealily 

 divides itfelf into four parts. That diftrift, 

 which lies north of this imaginary line, we 

 may call one part. The river Avon, and 

 Lymington-river mark the boundaries of a 

 fecond : Lymington-river, and Beaulieu-river 

 of a third : and the country between this laft 

 river, and the bay of Southampton, may be 

 confidered as a fourth. 



When I fpoke of forefts in general, as 

 conlifting of large tradts of heathy-land, 

 and carpet-lawns, interfperfed with woods*, 

 I had a particular view to the fcenery of 



* See vol. I. p. a 19. 



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