November 8, 1776

Posted by sydney on Nov 8th, 1776

Infinite quantities of haws & sloes.  Nothing could be more lovely than the ride from Andover to Alresford over the Hants downs.  The shepherds mow the charlock growing among the wheat.  I saw no fieldfares all thro’ my Journey.  If they come, as Rays says they do, “ventis vehementer spriantibus” they can have had no advantage of that kind; for the autumn has been remarkably still.

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