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 greateft natural curiolity in this part of the 

 world *. To that town the foil is chiefly 

 uncultivated, and the country open. 



The grafs inclofures in the vales at Mid- 

 dle ton^ let at 25 J. an acre. Farms rife from 

 20/. to 80/. a year. About Ne^vliggin, sltq 

 many improvements of moors by that 

 fpirited cultivator the Earl of Darlmgton: 

 Parts of the moors have been inclofed by 

 that nobleman, which ufed not to vield a 

 tarthing an acre rent; but upon inclofmg, 

 and then paring, burning, and liming, fow- 



* Leaving Bernard Cajik^ towards Egglejio^^ 

 the road runs along a fteep woody precipice, the 

 border of a Lng winding valley, with a river 

 rreandring d; rough it ; You look dov.-n en the 

 tops of tall groves, in a inanner moil exquiilrely 

 picturerque. You next come to a romaritic 

 valley, lined with fteeps of wood, and a rapid 

 ilrcam winding through itj in the middle, 

 a lofty arch thro'.vn over it, called B^-:::btr 

 Bridge. 



Purluing this moil beautiful line of country, 

 we next came to Ezj'.^^ffcn ; romanticallv rituated 

 among rocks, fteeps of wood, raging torrerits, 

 and calcades, a fine afTemblagc of die noble 

 touches of nature. Mr. Hufchijin's houfe is 

 fveetly fi:u2.ted in the inidil of thefe rural 

 wonders. 



Adv.incLng towards ?,i!dd\tcn^ from the hill 

 before you defcend to the village, the nK>it glo- 

 rious profpea; opens to the vi.-w, that imagination 

 can pictu.ej you lock do^^Tl upon the Itf: over 

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