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ing till we arrive at the brow of Burley-hill. 

 From this height we furvey a grand fweep of 

 different removes of woody diftance, fpreading 

 round a femicircular plain of feveral miles in 

 extent ; known by the name of Mark-way -bot- 

 tom. The plain itfelf, confifting of a well pro- 

 portioned intermixture of rich heath, and green 

 paflurage, is fomething between a forefl-lawn, 

 and a foreft-heath ^ too large for the one, 

 and yet not large enough for the other. In 

 two or three different parts, it is adorned with 

 thofe attrad:ive pools, which inrich a landfcape 

 with the introduction of animal life. 



The woods, which incircle this grand favan- 

 nah, as we furvey them from the brow of 

 the hill, are thofe of Bury on the left : ad- 

 joining to thefe, commence the woods of 

 Burley j and ftill more to the right, thofe 

 of Rhinfield. All this rich fcenery is in 

 one grand, continued fweep -, and ranging at 

 different diflances from one mile to ten. The 

 woods of Bury on the left, being the neareft, 

 and moft elevated, intirely fill that part of 

 the horizon, under which they fpread : but 

 beyond thofe of Burley rife, in fainter colour- 

 ing, the two woody-bofomed hills of Lyndhurft; 

 and beyond the woods of Rhinfield, a very 



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