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
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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