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Transcription (34)Durley
Upham
Mears, Mr
From DURLEY I came on in company with farmer Mears through UPHAM.
Young, Rev
Night Thoughts
Bishops Waltham
Black Down
downs
hills
chalk
geology
corn
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Durley Upham Mears, Mr |
previous From DURLEY I came on in company with farmer Mears through UPHAM. |
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Upham Young, Rev Night Thoughts Bishops Waltham Black Down downs hills chalk geology corn |
This UPHAM is the place where Young, who wrote that bombastical
stuff, called 'Night Thoughts,' was once the parson, and where,
I believe, he was born. Away to the right of Upham, lies the
little town of Bishop's Waltham, whither I wished to go very
much, but it was too late in the day. From Upham we came on upon
the high land, called Black Down. ... We are here getting up upon
the chalk hills, which stretch away towards Winchester. The soil
here is a poor blackish stuff, with little white stones in it,
upon a bed of chalk. It was a Down, not many years ago. The
madness and greediness of the days of paper-money led to the
breaking of it up. The corn upon it is miserable; but, as good
as can be expected upon such land. next |
 
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