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buried, as might poflibly have been the cafe, 

 under a fidlitious name. 



From Ringwood to Chrifl-church you pafs 

 through a flat country, along clofe, and woody 

 lanes. Scarce any diflant view is admitted, ex- 

 cept here and there, among the meadows on 

 the right. On the left, Mr. Compton's park at 

 Bijftern affords fome variety, running a con- 

 fiderable way along the road, gnd grazed with 

 herds of large fpeckled cattle, without horns. 



As we leave the village of Sopley, the 

 meadows on the right, form a better landfcape, 

 than we had yet had. The parts are large, 

 tho flat ; and the whole is bounded with wood; 

 in which the tower of Chrifli-church appears 

 as a principal objedl. 



The church, to which it belongs, was for- 

 merly monaftic. It is a grand pile, partly 

 Saxon, and partly Gothic. Some of it's Gothic 

 members are beautiful ; particularly a fmall 

 chapel, near the altar, dedicated to the vigin 

 Mary ; which for proportion and beauty of 

 workmanfliip, is a very elegant piece of Gothic 

 archite(5ture. The church is now parochial. 



The 



