has been formed out of a fwamp. It is 

 wooded on both fides ; and the view of 

 the whole together is very pleafmg, when 

 you ftand in the open part, towards Portmere- 

 common, from whence the head, which con- 

 fines the water, is concealed j and the woods 

 on each fide, are united at the bottom, with 

 thofe of the garden. The walks, on both 

 fides, are well managed} and contain many 

 little pleafing recefles, and openings to the 

 water. 



Sir John D'Oyly, and Mr. Robbins, whofe 

 houfes we pafs in fucceffion, have the fame 

 views towards the ifle of Wight, and the 

 channel, which are prefented from the gar- 

 dens at Walhampton j but they are feen under 

 different circumftances. 



Sir John D'Oyly's capital view is from a 

 circular room at the top of his houfe, which 

 commands a veiy great extent both of fea, 

 and land. On the land-fide the diverfified 

 woods of the foreft appear flretching far and 

 wide around his houfe, with all the inter- 

 vening cultivation houfes cottages and 

 farms. On the other fide, the fight extends 

 along the channel of the ifle of Wight in 

 both directions to the weft, as far as the 



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