Picturesque views, on the River Medway, from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex : with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood . at thefeafon when the wells are mofl frequented,extremely unpleafant. The various mounts, Ephraim, Sion, & each their claim to notice -, the appella-tion of the latter has been given within the laft ( 197 ) laft century by an honeft publican, of thename of Jordan, who built the firft houfe onthis ipot. The produce of the furrounding country-is fertile in the growth of the holly, fyca-more, yew and other tre
Picturesque views, on the River Medway, from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex : with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood . at thefeafon when the wells are mofl frequented,extremely unpleafant. The various mounts, Ephraim, Sion, & each their claim to notice -, the appella-tion of the latter has been given within the laft ( 197 ) laft century by an honeft publican, of thename of Jordan, who built the firft houfe onthis ipot. The produce of the furrounding country-is fertile in the growth of the holly, fyca-more, yew and other trees, from which aningenious manufa6lory of ufeful and elegantinlaid works, has been ellablifhed. Amongother luxuries for which Tunbridge Wellsis famed, the delicious wheat-ear, or Englifhortolan, fhould not be forgotten. Thefebirds, during the fummer feafon, are foundin great abundance on the South Downs,where, to catch them, the fhepherds makelittle holes about a foot long and fix inchesbroad, in which they place fnares of horfe-hair j the birds, being fearful of rain, runinto thefe holes for fhelter, on the approachof every cloud, and are caught in great num-bers. SECTION. ( 199 ) SECTION XV. From Tunbrldge Wells our river Med-way, in a very narrow ilream, winds it fpiralcourle tovvards the elegant remains of Bay-ham Abbey 3 I call them elegant ^ a phrafethat may by fome be deemed an improperepithet; but if ever the word could be ap-plied to ruinated fcenery, it certainly is hereadmiffible. The cluflered Gothic pillars,the broken pointed arches and richly fculp-tured ornaments, all into decayand tufted here and there with the fliaggymofs and creeping ivy, render it an afiem-blage of obje(5ls equally beautiful in the eyeof the painter, and the contemplation of thejnoraliil. Lo! PalEon fleeps while mouldering ruins fpeak j* Methinks I hear fome furrovyd Monk relate,^* What frenzy urgd to Bavhams ftill retreat; « With ( 200 ) With vain regret, in penfive mood declare
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