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THE LAMBERT PINE 



round at three feet from the bottom^ and se- 

 venteen feet round at the height of one hun- 

 dred and thirty-four feet ; this is thought to 

 be the largest mass of timber that was ever 

 measured by man ; yet some of the standing 

 trees of the same kind were evidently of greater 

 altitude." 



Our walk having now brought us round the 

 whole extent of Mr. Longhurst's grounds^ we 

 returned to the house^ and spent the evening 

 in that agreeable way in which intelligent 

 and well-informed persons^ excluding the trifles 

 and miseries of gossiping mischievous inter- 

 course^ know well how to pass with advantage 

 even the hours of leisure and relaxation. 



