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September 3d, left Moniva, and took the 

 road to Woodlawn, the feat of Frederick 

 Trench, Efq; paffed many bogs of confidera- 

 ble fize, perfectly improveable, and without the 

 uncommon exertions I have juft defcribed, 

 none could be more anxious for my informa- 

 tion than Mr. Trench. 



Woodlawn is a feat improved entirely in the 

 modern Englifh tafte, and is as advantageous 

 a copy of it as I have any where feen. t The 

 houfe ftands on the brow of a riling ground, 

 which looks over a lawn fwelling into gentle 

 inequalities ; through thefe a fmall itream is 

 converted into a large river, in a manner that 

 does honour to the tafte of the owner; it 

 comes from behind a hUl, at the foot of which 

 is a pretty cottage hid by plantation, and flows 

 into a large mafs of wood in front of the houfe : 

 the grounds, which form the banks of this 

 water, are pleafing, and are prettily fcattered 

 with clumps and hngle trees, and furrounded 

 by a margin of wood. The houfe is an excel- 

 lent one, fo well contrived, that the fame dif- 

 pofition of apartments would be agreeable 

 upon almoft any fcale of building. 



Mr. Trench's improvements of bog made 

 me folicitous to view them ; he was fo oblig- 

 ing as to give me a full account, which is as 

 follow. The firft method of improving he 

 took was with a bog of 12 acres, exceedingly 

 wet, at the bottom of hills 16 feet deep to his 

 knowledge, but he never yet was able to mea- 



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