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Un^ is excellent for ?»fiure , and cultivated to the beft advantage by. 
mighty labour and induftry.> of the Inhabitants. They have cut largCi 
Canal f through all parts of the Country, by. means of \\hich they* 
do go commodioufly and pleafantly fiom Town to Town, at a regu- 
lated eafie cxpence , in cleanly and large Veflfels , covered from the 
Weather, which fet out conllancly at certain hours, whether the Paf- 
fengers are many or few., fo foon as a EcU has done ringing. And 
by means of the faid Canah, they do enrich, and water their Grounds / 
at pleafurc, and by Windmills they do throw out the water agiin^ 
as they judge convenient. As we travel along thefe Canals, it is de- 
Jightful to lee fo many N^ble Country Houfes bordering upon them, 
and adorned with neat Gardens, within light of* all PalTengers, The 
voatu of thefe Canals is not offenlive to tiie fmell, even in the Sum- 
mer time, although generally they are a (landing Water. Poffibly the - 
great number of Eoau that are continually plying to and fro, and drawn 
by Horfes upon the trot, do keep the water in that agitation^ thaa it has 
not time to putrifie, and grow oiTendve. 
If this Low Country wants any thing , it is that variety of different 
Objects, which we do enjoy fo much here in England', and the, 
which Variety is fo acceptable and agreeable to the nature of Mankind,, 
who do all, and in every thing , conlill of Variety , as in Languages, 
Voices, Perfons, Countenancei^ Geftu.es, Hand' Vi's itin^, Cloaths, Appe* 
sites, Gujloes, and what not. For what can contribute fo much to the . 
eflablifliing our Heilths, when declining into a Confimptive Hate, .as. 
Variety even of Country- Air ? Or to what end has Providence made 
that infinite Provifion of Fi lb, and Fib, and all other Suflenance, if 
not to pleafe and gratifie the different Appetites of Men? And I am 
mightily mifiaken, if evsn in Fbyfick too, the confiant , long continu- . 
ance of the fame Medicines will have that good effedfc on abundance 
of Conllitutions in Chronical Cafes, as a Change , and Variety, and 
Alteration of Medicines. 
But to return ; there is little of our Variety to be feen in Holland. 
!o travelling from place to place we do every where fee the fame fort, 
of Country again and again. One Houfe that we look upon may dif- 
fer in dimenfions, or other circumllances from another Houfe ; but the 
Countrey in one place has the fame Afped and Refemblanc? to that in 
ano her, as an Egg is like to an Egg. So that after our firll Curiofity. 
is reafonably well fatisfied, our Entertainment in the Boats is com- 
monly a Book, or viewing the mixt Company, or.fometimes Difeourfe 
ttf I know not what, to pafs away the time. 
He that would fee a kind of Paradife in this Country , mull ga by.. 
I4nd fromDor^ one League towards -Breda ; and there he will fee all. 
ihe way a Country fo adorned with fine Houfes, and fine Gardnes, and^ 
with 
