. The Cinque Ports; a historical and descriptive record. St Clements, Sandwich. CHAPTER XIV. SANDWICH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. Sandwich is richer in early historical associations than any of theCinque Ports—richer even than Dover, though the 7-o/e it played inthe development of the nation was not so large. It was not so nationala port, had not so national a history ; but such as it is, its history seemsmore personal, quainter, more pathetic. Winchelsea is perhaps the moredesirable place to-day—is the more sympathetic ; but its sudden flare ofglory, its arrogance, its swift decay make it less ple
. The Cinque Ports; a historical and descriptive record. St Clements, Sandwich. CHAPTER XIV. SANDWICH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. Sandwich is richer in early historical associations than any of theCinque Ports—richer even than Dover, though the 7-o/e it played inthe development of the nation was not so large. It was not so nationala port, had not so national a history ; but such as it is, its history seemsmore personal, quainter, more pathetic. Winchelsea is perhaps the moredesirable place to-day—is the more sympathetic ; but its sudden flare ofglory, its arrogance, its swift decay make it less pleasant, historicallyspeaking. Hut, save for these two, the Forts can show nothing tocompare with the silent town among the sand-dunes. Its history, too,is clearer, sharper cut, than that of any of the others. There is littledoubt about its origins, its vicissitudes, its growths, and its decays. Itstands out clearly—distant enough, minute enough, but very clear. To begin with, there is no doubt whatever that the Romans neverwere in Sandwich. That p
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