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LETTER XIV. 



FROM Danby, moving weftward by 

 the ban LIS of the Eure^ I crofTed it at 

 the neighbouring bridge ; the river to the 

 eaftward takes a moft beautifully pidlurefque 

 divided courfe, among little woody iflands 

 and crags of rocks, over which it, in many 

 places, falls with great rapidity, and makes 

 a fine murmuring noife : The fpot is truly 



elegant. Faffing through the tov/n of 



Middkham^ I crofled Middleham moor, from 

 the edge of which is a very fine profpedt 

 down upon the valley, fcattered over with 

 villages, houfes, ^c, the whole cut into 

 inclofures of a beautiful verdure, with the 

 river winding through them. The lofty 

 top of Mount Pejihill tempted me to turn 

 afide,for the pleafure of viewing the country 

 from fo great a height ; and although out 

 of my way, and the road to the fummit 

 craggy and difficult, yet the extent of vales, 

 mountains, and variety of country, made 

 amends tor thofe circumltances ; the valley 

 is beneath in another region, and the 

 windings of the river feeri in fome parts 

 diflindly : To the fouth is a va/1 range of 

 black mountains, which have a horrible 

 Ee 3 afped; 



