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forward, and by planting his fmaller trees in 

 front ; thus connedling his lawn with his 

 woods. Yet with all his art he can never 

 do it in fo nobly wild, and pidurefque a 

 manner, as nature in her moft beautiful 

 works. 



The two different kinds of hanging grounds, 

 bounded with woods, which occafioned thefe 

 remarks, occupied our left. In front was 

 an extending ikirting of woody fcenery, which 

 opening itfelf more and more, as we pro- 

 ceeded, fpread into a noble ikreen. This 

 fcenery conlifted of thofe vafl: woods, which 

 ftretch from Heathy-Dilton, to Boldre-church. 



Thefe woods hang over the plealing mea- 

 dows about Roydon, and along all the valley 

 to Brokenhurft. It is a landfcape indeed of 

 the cultured kind, and therefore little accom- 

 modated to the pencil ; but of it's kind it is 

 very interefling. Through this valley, con- 

 fifting of hanging meadows, varioully bounded, 

 and adorned with wood, the river of Lyming- 

 ton, while it is yet rural, and only a foreft- 

 flream, forms many a devious curve. But 

 this pleafmg fcenery can only be traverfed 

 by the foot-paffenger, or the angler with his 

 rod. Even on horfe-back you cannot pafs 



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