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SECT. XII. 



Conclufion of the whole. 



THUS I have carried my reader through 

 all the varieties I know, of wood- 

 land fcenes. I conlidered firft the fingle tree 

 as the origin, and foundation of all. I con- 

 lidered next the various combinations of trees, 

 under the feveral beautiful forms of fcenery, 

 which they compofe : and as the foreft is of 

 all others, the grandeft, and moil interefting 

 combination of trees, I dwelt the longcft on 

 this part of my fubje6l ; feledling New-foreft 

 in Hamp{hire as an example to illuilrate the 

 feveral obfervations I had made. Through 

 this pidlurefque country I have led my reader 

 geographically ; and have prefented him with 

 a great variety of beautiful fcenes — woods — 

 lawns — heaths — foreft-diflances — and fea-coaft 

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