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travelled over ! The downs of Wiltshire, and Salisbury plains, 
may be well confidered in one and the fame light, and extend 
near thirty miles. I was once told, by a perfon of great know- 
ledge and experience, that within fix miles round the town of 
Dorchester, which is near the downs in queftion, are fed above 
fix hundred thoufand fhcep. This is the more credible to us, 
who have juft feen the numerous flocks on the chalky downs 
of Wiltshire ; but if from thefe hills, drefs’d in green, and 
covered with fheep, we look down upon the rich paftures, and 
fruitful meadows, the plains, the woods, and delightful rivers, 
with towns and villages, intermixed with princely feats, we 
may juftly fing the praifes of this county. Adieu. I am yours, 
»c. 
LETTER LIX. 
7*o the fame . 
Madam, , Frida y- 
L E T us now purfue the common occurrences of our jour- 
ney. On our arrival laft night at the chequer-inn at 
winchester, colonel h*******#-, whom we had feen at stock- 
bridge, was fo obliging, as to give us his company at fupper, 
and added to this, an invitation to a review which was to be 
made the next morning of feveral companies of his regiment. 
You who had been twice difturbed within the fpace of five days, 
could hardly hear the words soldier and morning, without 
thinking at the fame time of interrupted reft ; but the colo- 
nel (hewed his great politenefs, as well as (kill in military dif- 
cipline, for you could not, from any thing I obferved, difcover 
there was a foldier within twenty miles of the place. 
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