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 darker ages of superstition—that of the tawdry Chinese, and the classic temples of Greece; each has its specimen here—an appropriate arena for a contest of the arts. In 1761 Lord Anson brought the late (wife of George III.) to England; this was his last act in the public service.

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Here is a very extensive prospect of this beautiful county, studded with the seats of nobility and gentry. The Vale of Shugborough detains the eye as it wanders across a country abounding with every variety of beauty; the silver Trent and meandering Sow water this fertile valley, and the Acton hills, rising in calm majesty, at a distance of many miles, bound the view. Two hundred yards further on we enter an excavation of a mile and a half in length, averaging from 10 to 15 feet in depth; over this are three handsome bridges.

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On emerging from thence upon what I shall call the Dunston embankment, as the township of Dunston lies a little to the left, we have an extensive prospect; Cannock Chace being in the extreme distance, and in the intermediate space Teddesley Hall, the seat of Lord Hatherton ; it is reputed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.

is a township and chapelry in the parish of Penkridge, county of