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that dingy indiftiiKft hue, which fometiines 

 accompanies a hot meridian fun. The fea, 

 which was cahn, was lighter than the land, 

 the darker than the iky. But in the even- 

 ing, the white cliff at the end of the illand, 

 together with the Needles, were tinged with 

 the fetting fun, and became very fplendid -, 

 and the fea glowing with equal radiance, the 

 whole view, and every part of it, was rich 

 and harmonious. 



On the other fide of the peninfula, the 

 Hampshire coaft, extending far and wide, 

 forms an immenfe bay, which appears flat, 

 woody, and interfperfed with a variety of 

 diflant objects . The parts are here, and there, 

 pi(5lurefque ; but the whole, tho amufmg, is 

 too vafl for the pencil. 



Hurff-caftle lying level with the beech, 

 fully commands the channel, which feparates 

 the coaft of Hampfliire from the ifle of 

 Wight. It confifts of a round tower forti- 

 fied by femi-circular baftions ; and was among 

 the ftrongeft of thofe caftles, which were 

 built by Henry VIII. But fmce Portf- 

 mouth hath been a place of confequence, 

 and always guarded by a fleet, this caftle, 

 as well as others of the fame intention, are 



now 



