the Weather at Lyndon. 283 
The ground was now exceedingly burnt, and great want of 
water ; but in the firft half of September there came fo much 
rain, the ground already warm, and hot weather with it, that 
in a fortnight’s time there was plenty of grafs. The autumn 
was in general fine and pleafant, and the latter end of Septem- 
ber and all October fcarce any rain, fo that at the end of the 
month the grafs in fome places plainly began to burn, which 
was remarkable fo late in the year, and after its being fo fruitful 
in September; and notwithftanding fome fhowery weather in 
the former part of November, the roads were rather dufty the 
beginning of December; then dark, mifty, raw, cold eaft 
winds, but milder again and fhowery till the end of the year. 
It has been an uncommonly open feafon, there have been lome 
frofty mornings, and one day or two it fcarce went away in 
the fhade ; but there has not been one thorough frofty day yet, 
and there has been thunder at Chriftmas. 
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