some places; running a mile or two back into little crossvalleys; formed by hills of downs。 After the cornfields e meadows on each side; down to the brook or river。 The farmhouses; mansions; villages; and hamlets are generally situated in that part of the arable land which es nearest the meadows。
河谷尋幽(3)
Great as my expectations had been; they were more than fulfilled。 I delight in this sort of country; and I had frequently seen the vale of the Itchen; that of the Bourn; and also that of the Teste in Hampshire; I had seen the vales amongst the South Downs; but I never before saw anything to please me like this valley of the Avon。 I sat upon my horse and looked over Milton and Easton and Pewsey for half an hour; though I had not breakfasted。 The hill was very steep。 A road; going slanting down it; was still so steep; and washed so very deep by