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and watered with rivulets, the fituation is 

 fometimes in the winter, rather uncomfortable. 

 When the rains are abundant, the waters 

 ftagnate fo much around the hill, that it is 

 almoft completely initiated . 



The next fcene we vifited was a foreft- 

 lawn of grand dimenfions. It feemed not 

 lefs than nine or ten miles in circumference ; 

 bounded on every Ude, at leaft in appearance, 

 with woods, fome of which were on a level 

 with it, and others on grounds elevated above 

 it. Among thefe latter were the woods of 

 Brokenhurfl, adorned with the fpire of the 

 church fhooting above them. The pecu- 

 liarity of this lawn is, that it's vaft area is 

 a perfe<ft flat — a form, which tho lefs beau- 

 tiful than a playing furface, exceeds it in fim- 

 plicity, and grandeur. A fmall fiat is trivial. 

 It is a mere bowlino^-o-reen. It has neither 



beauty in it's parts to fet it off; nor greatnefs 

 in the whole, to make it interefting. K fmall 

 piece of ground therefore fhould always be 

 varied. But an extenfive flat like this we are 

 now examining, gives one grand, uniform 

 idea, which fills the imagination. The grandeft 



idea 



