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fea-grafs, which gives them the air of mea- 

 dows when the tide retires. The returning 

 water over-runs all the boundaries of the 

 river, and makes it neceflary, for the ufe of 

 veflels of any burthen, to mark it's channel 



with ftakes. The mouth of the river is 



diftinguifhed by a larger poft, known among 

 fifhermen, by the name of Jack in the bajket. 

 It ftands about three miles from Lymington- 

 harbour. 



At this boundary we entered the channel, 

 which divides the coaji of HampJJoire from the 

 ijle of Wight. The former, which ftretches 

 along the left, appears as a flat woody diftance, 

 juft raifed above the edge of the watery and 

 unmarked by any object of confequence. 

 They who are acquainted with the country, 

 can point out, here and there, a houfe, which 

 they know, juft feen among the trees. 



On the right, the ifle of Wight makes a 

 better appearance 5 and yet not a pidlurefque 

 one. It conlifts of a double ridge of high 

 lands ', which, in almoft every part, are ill- 

 fliaped, and in fome parts the upper, and 

 lower grounds follow each other in a difa- 

 greeable parallel. Indeed we feldom fee a 

 continuation of high grounds, through a fpace 



of 



