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drawing-room at Prieftlands. The near 

 grounds fink in the middle into a foit of 

 wide valley, which is occupied in the diftance 

 by the ifland, and the channel : and as thefe 

 objecls retire from the eye on the left, and wind 

 rather towards it on die right, the whole 

 has the appearance of a grand lake ; bounded 

 at this end, but running far into diftance 

 at the other. As the houfe ftands in the 

 centre of this view, it appears as if the 

 houfe, and view had been adapted to each 

 other ; which is one of the happieft circum- 

 ftancos, that can attend a fituation. A 

 fine view is pleafing > but a fine view adapted 



to the fituation of a houfe, is more fo. 



They who are unacquainted with the country, 

 fhould be apprized, that in all thefe views, and 

 wherever the ifland is feen from the Hamp- 

 (hire coaft, except in thofe parts, which op- 

 pofe the middle of the ifland, it's infularity 

 is no where difcoverable. An extenfive cur- 

 tain of it only appears. 



A little farther to the eaft ftands Lyming- 

 ton, juft at the point, where the flat country 

 \ve had been travelling from Chrift-church, 



defcends 



