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foil: And, what is aftonifhing, vaft tracks 

 of level "o alley, not gills, as they are called 

 in the North ; that is, narrow reparations 

 between the mountains, without level 

 ground : And thefe breadths of flat foil are 

 of an extraordinary depth and richnefs, 

 and evidently want nothing but inclofing 

 and draining to be made at once worth "^os. 

 an acre ; nor are thefe low lands of any 

 trifling extent, but amount in quantity to 

 fame thoulands of acres. It is amazing, 

 that in a country, in which a free exporta- 

 tion of corn was allowed for fo many years, 

 fuch tracks of land mould remain in fo de- 

 fert a ftate. What infatuation in the fupe- 

 rior fort of cultivators, to pay fo high for 

 land, in fo many parts of the kingdom, 



The deling and the whole very neatly worked in 

 ftucco : The former coved, the center an oblong 

 of mofaics ; and the cove, fcrolls and feftoons. 

 The chimney-piece handfome, of ftatuary marble 

 polifhed •, in the center, boys gathering grapes, in 

 relievo. The furniture of this room is very ele- 

 gant. There are two flabs of beautifully veined 

 marble, or composition ; and under them very 

 fine china jars. In one corner of the room is a 

 noble china ciftern. The two girandoles of gilt 

 carving, for feveral candles, are exceedingly light 

 and elegant •, and the china jars on the chimney- 

 piece, fine. 



The drawing-room, thirty-four by twenty-two, 

 hung with filk and worried crimfon damafk. 

 The cieling ornamented in (tucco, with light 

 fcrolls, lurrounding a center of boys emptying a 

 Cornucopia. The chimney-piece of polifhed white 



marble, 



