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the kind ; for the ooze here is generally covered 

 with green fea-weed, which as the tide retires, 

 gives it the appearance of level land deferted 

 by the fea, and turned into meadow. But 

 thefe lands are meadows only in furface ; for 

 they have no paftoral accompaniments. 



The northen divifion of New-foreft contains 

 all thofe parts, which lie north of Ring wood and 

 Dibden. As this diflrid: is at a diflance from 

 the fea, and not interfered by any river, which 

 deferves more than the name of a brook, it is 

 adorned by no water-views, except near Dibden, 

 where the foreft is bounded by the extremity 

 of the bay of Southampton. The want of water 

 however is recompenfed by grand woody 

 fcenes, in which this part of the foreft equals, 



if not exceeds, any other part. In noble 



diftances alfo it excels -, for here the ground 

 fwells higher, than in the more maritime parts ; 

 and the diftances, which thefe heights com- 

 mand, confift often of vaft exteniive foreft- 

 fcenes. 



E 4 Befides 



