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kens, that the lefler Cliff B C has been conftantly fal- 
ling in, infomuch, that from time to time, in their Me- 
mory, near io Rods forward to the Land has been car- 
ried away by the Sea. From whence, as it appears that 
the Plain between the Top of the lefler Cliff and the 
Foot of the higher C D has been formerly double the 
Breadth that it is at prefent, fo the diftance been the 
Rock and the Foot of the lefler or lower Cliff A B . 
fhould have increafed in Proportion, and would have 
been double at prefent, to what it has been formerly: 
But this Diftance remaining the fame (as is above noted) 
or rather lefs fin the Opinion of many) is what is 
greatly wonder’d at : nor can it be accounted for other- 
wife, than by fuppofing that the Land prefling forward 
into the Sea is walked away by the high Tides; and, as 
often as this happens, prefles forward again. This pref- 
flng forward of the Land into the Sea, would be incredi- 
ble, were it not (hewn to be matter of Facft ; and that 
not only at this one Place of Obfervation, but by like 
Obfervations all along this Coaft, as far as the Situation 
continues the fame. 
Now, Sir, let us climb both thefe cragged Cliffs, and 
place our felves at the Top of the higher One, at the 
Point E . And here we are to obferve, that fas old 
Men inform us) upward of forty Years ago, nor fb 
much as the Top of Tarli:gham-Hou(e could be dif- 
cern’d, neither from hence, nor yet a good Diftance 
off at Sea ; but it difcover’d it felf by degrees, tiff 
at this Day, not only the whole Houle, but a great 
Tra Gt of Land below it, is plainly to be feen, as in 
the Line of Sight E 6 H. The Tradt of Land is more 
in Proportion than defcrib’d in the Sketch, between 
the Point at H and the Houfe. !n this there can be no 
Fallacy ; and we can afcribe it to nothing lefs than the 
finking of the Hills (Tor their Tops could neyer wear 
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