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other fide, the grounds foon began to form a 

 beautiful bank. 



As the reach opened, the ikreens improved. 

 The high grounds about Exbury formed them- 

 felves into a prominence covered with wood ; 

 through which Exbury chapel juft appeared. 

 The other fide-fkreen was compofed of ancient 

 woods, where , the axe feemed never to have 

 entered. The river flill continued as wide 

 as at the entrance ; ftretching in front into an 

 ample bay, confined by woods ; but the ex- 

 tremity of the bay was foftened by it's length, 

 into a fecond-diftance. 



By degrees we began to wind round Exbury- 

 point ; which flill continued a principal feature 

 in the view. But tho it had greatly changed 

 it's appearance ; the woods and meadows, and 

 rough grounds were flill agreeably intermixed. 

 On the other fide, the woods had taken a fweep 

 with the river -, and were thrown into good 

 perfpe6tive. They mantled down almofl to the 

 water ; which was bordered only by a narrow 

 edging of meadow. Here the river affording 

 eafy accefs to the herds of the neighbouring 

 paflures, they retired to the water for refrefli- 

 ment during the fultry hours of a fummer-noon. 

 While they cooled themfelves in the river, 



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