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tion, peeping through the bufhes 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- 
rily telling us their fruit was ripe and found. 
We accepted abafket, fat down and regaled our- 
felves on the delicious fruit, encircled by the whole 
afTembly of the innocent jocofe fylvan nymphs: 
by this time the feveral parties, under the condu6l 
of the elder matrons, had difpofed themfelves in 
companies on the green, turfy banks. 
My young companion, the trader, by conceffions 
and fuitable apologies for the bold intrufion, hav- 
ing compromifed the matter with them, engaged 
them to bring their collections to his houfe at a fti- 
pulated price : we parted friendly. 
And now taking leave of thefe Elyfian fields, we 
again mounted the hills, which we croffed, and 
traverfmg obliquely their flowery beds, arrived in 
town in the cool of the evening. 
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