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Purfuing the road to Richmond^ about 

 three or four miles before we came to the 

 town, we looked down from the road on a 

 very beautiful valley of cultivated inclofures 

 on the river, and walled in by high hills. 

 I found the country all moors, and greatly 

 •improveable, but — alas ! none undertaken."^ 



Pafhng through that town, I returned 

 by the road I had before taken as far as 

 Scborton, and there turned off to Kipliriy 

 the feat of Chrijlopher Crowe^ Efq. 



* On the right fide of the road before you 

 defcend to the town, one natural objeft caught 

 my eye, which is exceeding pleafing : A fine 

 curve of high land, all covered with hanging 

 wood, half furronnds a valley, from the center 

 of which rifes a fmail woody hill with a little 

 temple on the top, and fome grafs inclofures on 

 the high grounds furrounded with wood ; the 

 whole forms a moft pleafmg landfcape. It be- 

 longs to Mr. Readflmw of Richmond. Advancing 

 a little farther, the view becomes very fine, from 

 near the horfe courfe there is a prodigious fine 

 landfcape to the right : The town is {ttn in a 

 moil pifturefque fituation at the end of the valley; 

 a fine hanging wood on the oiher fide down to 

 the river ; noble walls of rocks vary the fcene, 

 and beautiful grafs inclofures at their tops, half 

 furrounded with woodj give an amazing elegance 

 to the view. 



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