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a rich country, in which a river sometimes 

 appeared in full splendour, and a,gain was 

 concealed within its woody banks ; the 

 whole bounded by distant hills of the most 

 graceful form. 



The place where Mr. Seymour sat, was 

 just where the lane ended, and suddenly 

 widened into an open part, whence there 

 was a gentle descent towards the plain ; 

 and to the broken and shaggy banks, suc- 

 ceeded a soft turf, interspersed with a few 

 trees rising from amidst tufts qf fern, and 

 patches of thorn and juniper. The road 

 continued winding towards the village, 

 which stood about half way down the hill, 

 and looked at once both gay and modesty 

 from the mixture of trees among the houses ; 

 the church, with its tower and battle- 

 ments, crowned the whole. To the right 

 of the road and of the village, and some- 

 what lower, was an ancient mansion, the 

 turrets of which appeared above the trees, 

 while the offices, being built in the same 

 style, most happily grouped with the prin- 

 cipal building, and with the woods and 



