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and which, till they are examined at a fmall diftance, one mould 

 conceive to be ancient beeches. We know alfo that they throve 

 remarkably well on the fame fpot before the gravel laid upon the 

 Mall prevented the roots from receiving the proper quantity of 

 moifture, whilft at the fame time their coming fo early into leaf, 

 and the fragrance of their flowers, make them peculiarly proper 

 for the public walks of a metropolis. 



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