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times embellifhed with winding fhores. As 

 we leave the coaft, and afcend more into 

 the mid-land parts of this divifion, the fcenery 

 improves. The ground is more varied ; woods 

 and lawns are interfperfed : and many of them 

 are among the moft beautiful exhibitions of 

 this kind, which the forefl prefents. 



In the next diviiion, which is contained 

 between the rivers of Lymington, and Beaulieu, 

 we have alfo great variety of beautiful country. 

 The coaft indeed is flat, and unedged with 

 cliff j as it lies oppofite to the ifle of Wight, 

 which defends it from the violence of the 

 ocean : but the views it prefents, are fometimes 

 interefting. It is wooded in many parts 

 almoft to the water's edge ; and the ifland 

 appearing like a diftant range of mountains, 

 gives the channel the form of a grand lake. 



As we leave the fea, the ground rifes, 



and the woods take more pofleflion of it, 

 efpecially along the banks of the two rivers 

 I have juft mentioned, which afford on each 

 fide for a confiderable fpace, many beautiful 

 fcenes. There are heathy grounds in this 



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