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all the prominent parts of it are as eafily 

 difperfed, and the ifland vanifhes. When 

 we faw it, it confirmed of feveral acres : but 

 it was then larger, than had been remem- 

 bered for many years. The fea however had 

 found a pafTage through the middle of it ; and 

 it was lefTening daily. 



But as the country from Chrift-church is 

 flat, and the fea generally excluded from the 

 fight, all thefe views of the ifle of Wight, 

 the Needles, and Hurft-caftle muft be ob- 

 tained by leaving the road, and getting a little 

 nearer the coaft. Other interefting views may- 

 be fought in the fame way, both on the 

 right, and the left of the road. At Milford, 

 and in the neighbourhood of it, are feveral 

 good views of thefe great obje6ls. At Rook- 

 clifF, a little nearer the fea, the views are 

 again varied} the ifland, and coafl forming 

 the appearance of an ample bay. On the 

 other fide of the road, about Pennington- 

 common, from Mr. Dixon's, and other 

 places, the diftant views make a new ap- 

 pearance, juft fkirting the horizon, over a 

 flat country, with a long fweep of the ifland, 

 and intervening channel. But the mofl beau- 

 tiful view, on this fide, is from Mr. Etty's 



drawing- 



