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TRAVELS IN 
tion, peeping through the bullies ; when obferving 
our approaches, they confidently difcovered them- 
felves, and decently advanced to meet us, half un- 
veiling their blooming faces, incarnated with the 
modeft maiden blufh, and with native innocence 
and cheerfulnefs, prefented their little bafkets, mer- 
tily telling us their fruit was ripe and found. 
We accepted a balket, fat down and regaled our- 
felves on the delicious fruit, encircled by the whole 
affembly of the innocent jocofe fylvan nymphs : by 
this time the feveral parties, under the conduct of 
the elder matrons, had difpofed themfelves in com- 
panies on the green, turfy banks. 
My young companion, the trader, by conceflions 
and fuitable apologies for the bold intrufion, having 
compromifed the matter with them, engaged them 
to bring their collections to his houfe at a ftipulated 
price : we parted friendly. 
And now taking leave of thefe Elyfian fields, we 
again mounted the hills, which we crofled, and tra- 
veling obliquely their flowery beds, arrived in town 
in the cool of the evening. 
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