"Turpe est in patriâ vivere, et patriam ignorare."-LINNÆUS.

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LONDON:

CHAPMAN AND HALL, 193, PICCADILLY.

MDCCCLV.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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.

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 Cicerone-

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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