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not exhibit ; thougli it must be acknowledged 

 that, in many forests, and especially in New 

 Forest, these tracts of heathy country are often 

 larger than picturesque beauty requires. 



Having given this general idea of the species 

 of country which I mean to treat under the 

 idea of a forest, I shall proceed to particulars. 

 Let me just recall to the reader's memory what 

 was observed before, that all great woods, diver- 

 sified as forests are, (though not properly denomi- 

 nated forests, as not subject to forest laws) will, 

 however, naturally fall under the description of 

 forest scenery.* 



The forest, under the division of wood, pas- 

 tiurage, and heath, presents itself to us as a 

 picturesque object in a double view — as the 

 scenery of a foreground, and as the scenery of a 

 distance. In both views it is equally an object 

 of picturesque beauty; but, as its effects are 

 dififerent in each, I shall endeavour to delineate 

 their respective beauties. 



Wlien we speak of forest scenery as a fore- I 



* See page 2G3. 





