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PREFACE
Middlesex, squeezed up as it is among more expansive beauties, and too
much overshadowed by the chimneys of Greater London, may not be thought
of as a show county. But no shire need hang its head that contains such
scenery, still hardly spoiled, as can be found about Hampstead Heath,
Enfield Chase, Harrow Weald, and the leafy heights of Pinner, with many
islets of pleasant greenery not yet drowned in the brick-and-mortar
deluge. Its very misfortune of being so near a rich city contributes one
feature of ornament in notably frequent parks, pleasure grounds, and
gardens. Then its hills, vales, and woods can boast a special interest
in having perhaps inspired more of our great poets than has any larger
English county. The writer has explored it in every corner, marking out
charms often neglected by those who hurry over its dusty or muddy high
roads to reach neighbouring bounds that have not always a better right
to give themselves airs of rurality.
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I
LONDON’S COUNTY 1