book gave way to cultivation ; tRe country began to be enlivened
i— with houfes ; the inequalities of the timber road were fuc-
ceeded by the level o f a fpacious caufeway equal to the
fineft turnpikes of. England ; the end of: each veril* was
marked with fuperb mile-ftones of granite and marble; and
a long avenue of trees was clofed at the diftance of a few
miles with a view of Peteriburgh, the objedt o f our wiihes*
and the termination of our labours.
* Throughout all the high roads o f Ruffia, each veril (or three-quarters o f a mile) is
marked by a wooden poft, about twelve feet-in height, painted red;
C HAP .