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contiguous to England and gives the title to the Prince of Wales. We travelled on horseback bypreference. My Mother rode upon our little po::ney & Fanny & I walked by her side or rather ran,for my Mother is so fond of riding fast that She galloped all the way. You [...]may1 be sure that we were in a fine perspiration when we came to our place of resting. Fanny has taken a great Many Drawings of the Country, which are verybeautiful, tho'though perhaps not such exact resem::blances as might be wished, from their being taken as she ran along. It would astonish youto see all the Shoes we wore out in our Tour.We determined to take a good Stock with us & therefore each took a pair of our own besides those we set off in. However we were obligedto have them both capped & heelpeiced at Car::marthen, & at last when they were quite gone, Mama was so kind as to lend us a pair

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