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monster　Malthus；　who　has　furnished　the　unfeeling　oligarchs　and　their　toad…eaters　with　the　pretence　that　man　has　a　natural　propensity　to　breed　faster　than　food　can　be　raised　for　the　increase；　it　seemed　to　me　that　one　way　of　exposing　this　mixture　of　madness　and　of　blasphemy　was　to　take　a　look；　now　that　the　harvest　is　in；　at　the　produce；　the　mouths；　the　condition；　and　the　changes　that　have　taken　place；　in　a　spot　like　this；　which　God　has　favoured　with　every　good　that　he　has　had　to　bestow　upon　man。書　包　網　txt小說上傳分享

河谷尋幽（4）

From　the　top　of　the　hill　I　was　not　a　little　surprised　to　see；　in　every　part　of　the　valley　that　my　eye　could　reach；　a　due；　a　large；　portion　of　fields　of　Swedish　turnips；　all　looking　extremely　well。　I　had　found　the　turnips　of　both　sorts　by　no　means　bad　from　Salt　Hill　to　Newbury；　but　from　Newbury　through　Burghclere；　Highclere；　Uphusband；　and　Tangley；　I　had　seen　but　few。　At　and　about　Ludgarshall　and　Everley　I　had　seen　hardly　any。　But　when　I　came　this　morning　to　Milton　Hill　Farm；　I　saw　a　very　large　field　of　what　appeared　to　me　to　be　fine　Swedish　turnips。　In　the　valley；　however；　I　found　them　much　finer；　and　the　fields　were　very　beautiful　objects；　forming；　as　their　color　did；　so　great　a　contrast　with　that　of　the　fallows　and　the　stubbles；　which　latter　are；　this　year；　singularly　clean　and　bright。

Having　gotten　to　the　bottom　of　the　hill；　I　proceeded　on　to　the　village　of　Milton；　the　church　of　which　is；　in　the　map；　represented　by　the　figure（3）；　I　left　Easton　（2）　away　at　my　right；　and　I　did　not　go　up　to　Watton　Rivers　（1）　where　the　river　Avon　rises；　and　which　lies　just　close　to　the　south；　west　corner　of　Marlborough　Forest；　and　at　about　5　or　6　miles　from　the　town　of　Marlborough。　Lower　down　the　river；　as　I　thought；　there　lived　a　friend；　who　was　a　great