IV. 



A VISIT TO THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. 



Life's needful functions, food, exertion, rest, 

 By nice economy of Providence, 

 Were ever ruled to carry on the work 

 Which out of water brought forth solid rock." 



MONTGOMERY. 



of the most lovely and enjoyable 

 walks that can be found on the Kentish 

 coast is the one from Folkestone to 

 Dover. The lofty chalk cliffs broken 

 into infinite shapes by the action of the waves, the 

 glittering pebbly beach making ceaseless music as 

 the water ripples over it, the sparkling brightness 

 of the sea as it gently rolls at the feet, all combine 

 to make a picture of indescribable beauty. Some 

 would prefer to wander along the upper cliffs, from 

 which on a sunny day the coast of France is dis- 

 tinctly visible over the expanse of undulating billows, 

 and to descend occasionally into the sheltered nooks 

 formed by landslips of greater or less extent, where 

 mare's tails grow profusely, and where now and 

 then the blindworm, so like a young adder to the 

 uninitiated, glides forth ; but he who has a geologist's 



