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 the poultry. It is furnished with a good collection of stuffed birds. The green-house is built in the Gothic style, and placed so as to take in a grand view of the adjoining superlatively fine scenery, which stretches beyond the peaceful pastoral pic- ture in the front of the building.

A pleasing walk through Weston carried us from hence by a circuitous route to the delightfully- situated Inn, whence we had set out on our long but interesting expedition.

The grounds of Hawkestonc are as singular as they are beautiful; consisting of a succession of hills and dales connected together in a very small space, in the midst of a charming extent of champaign level country, which stretches in every direction around them. The former (four in number) are bold and precipitous, of silicons sand-stone rock, which shews itself under different circumstances; sometimes in a broad uncovered face; at others, in white patches peeping through the trees. Nodding woods crown the summits, and chequer their slopes. The latter are narrow and deep, peaceful and se- questered, the very haunts of retirement and con- templation. Amid this beautiful scene of nature, a variety of artificial ornaments, as we have seen, are introduced; many of which, criticism might, perhaps, be tempted to call rather childish tricks

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