“Turpe est in patriâ vivere, et patriam ignorare.”—LINNÆUS.

LONDON:

CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

MDCCCLV.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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How Far are You Going ?-A Peep at Southampton Docks-Approach

to the New Forest-From Lyndhurst-road to Rufus' Stone-Sylvan

Features—Glades and Solitudes—Herds of Horses-Seasonal Hogs

Minstead-Aberrant Compass—View from the Hill-Rufus' Stone

Stony Cross—Holiday Quarters—Ringwood-Poole

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CHAPTER II.

Poole Bay to Wych Passage—The Boatmen’s Lament—Land versus

Water-Wych Heath-Purbeck Hills-Corfe Castle—History and

Ruins—Clay-Digger-Corfe and its Phenomena-Along the Hill-top-

A Mist—Touches of Dorsetshire-Tyneham—Lulworth Castle-Lul-

worth Cove-Outlook-Range of Cliffs-Vigilant Sea-Birds-White

Nose-Weymouth

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CHAPTER III.

To Portland-Specimens of Oolite-Castletown—Chesilton-Chesil Bank

-Millions of Pebbles-The Fleet- The Portlanders--Domestic Pheno-

mena-Fortune's Well—Imposing View—The Lighthouses—The Bill

-Natural Arch-Quarries—Geological Changes-Quarrymen-Cave's

Hole-Pennsylvania Castle-Convict Establishment_The Breakwater

-Busy Scene Mode of Construction-Dropping the Stone-Up the

Incline-Back to Weymouth

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CHAPTER IV.

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Leave Weymouth-A Region of Antiquities–Dorchester-Bridport-

Marshwood Vale-Charmouth-Lyme Regis—The Siege-A Royal

Fugitive-Holme Bush— The Sea View—The Undercliff—Pinney-

Dowlands—The Landslip-Freaks of Subsidence-Culverhole Point-

Axmouth—The Level-Mark-Seaton-Beer—Branscombe-Limestone

Quarry

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CHAPTER V.

Boundary Lines - Differences of Dialect—Varied Scenery - Weston

Mouth- The Red Cliffs— Clay and Crystal—Sidmouth— The Beach-

High Peake-Ladram Bay—Otterton-Cob Cottages—Cider-drinkers

-Hays Barton-Raleigh's Birthplace—No Admittance-Budleigh Sal-

terton-West Beacon-Littleham-Exmouth- The Ferry—The War-

ren-A Twilight Dilemma-Dawlish .

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CHAPTER VI.

Leave Dawlish-Parson and Clerk— The Sea-wall— Teignmouth—The

Den-Ferry to Shaldon-An Audience of Haymakers—Saying a Song

-Rustic Hospitality-Nine Shillings a Week-A Bath—Watcombe-

Anstis's Cove-Babbacombe Bay—Torquay-A Tailor Ciceronem

Torbay–Climate-Paignton-Brixham-The Pedlars — The Port-

Landing of William III.-Berry Head— The Dart-Dartmouth-Old

Houses-Stoke Fleming — Blackpool - Street—Slapton Sands—Tor-

cross-Halsands—A Fishing Village-Reluctant Hostess-Start Bay . 104

CHAPTER VII.

The Start- Wild Cliffs— Tides and Currents—Breakfast in the Light-

house-Sierra-Striking Scenery-Lannacombe Mill-Seaside Enjoy-

ments—Prawle Point, The Royal William-Exhilarating Route

"Ain't she a pictur'?”—Rickham-Coast-guard Men-Salcombe-Shel-

tered Shore-Rich Vegetation-Bolt Head-Old Pensioner-Bolbury

Down-Rotten Pits-Bolt Tail-— The Fatal Ramillies-View of Bigbury

Bay-Hope Cove-White Ale-Impromptu Hospitality

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