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gh has ... "A country-cottage--near a chrystal flood, A winding valley, and a lofty wood;" Long celebrated as the favorite retreat of the late Sir Richard Worsley, of Appuldurcombe Park, who embellished it in quite a classical style--planting a vineyard, decorating the grounds with models of ancient temples, &c. The house has since been considerably enlarged, and ornamented in the old-English style with elaborate barge-boards and pinnacles. At a short distance is the recently built residence of his Lordship's brother, the Hon. Capt. C.D. Pelham, R.N.--also in the Elizabethan style. By way of contradistinction, the original is emphatically called _the Villa_, and the latter, _the Cottage_. It is much to be regretted, that the public have of late been altogether excluded from the grounds--from even walking on the edge of the sea-cliffs! [Illustration: ST LAWRENCE CHURCH _UNDERCLIFF ISLE OF WIGHT_] The miniature CHURCH seldom fails of proving an amusing object with every visitor,--for it ranks among the smallest parochial places of religious worship in Great Britain: its belfry, the pretty little porch, and its several windows, are all in character; it has however lately been found necessary to lengthen the building, in consequence of the increase of population in the vicinity. [Illustration: _ST LAWRENCE.--The WELL near the Marine Villa of the Right Honourable Lord Yarborough.--Isle of Wight._] THE WELL encloses a fountain of ever-running crystal water, the soft murmurs of which combine with the surrounding scene to produce the most agreeable feelings; and it is marked by so much of that beautiful simplicity which is the foundation of picturesque effect, that perhaps no other object in its charming neighbourhood, except the little church, will afford the stranger more immediate pleasure. * * * * * THE ROAD FROM ST. LAWRENCE TO NITON. >>_For the succeeding mile and a half, our attention will be called to no one particular object; but we shall have the Undercliff in all its native character, a circumstance which must prove gratifying to those who admire Nature in_ HER OWN _attire_, * * * * * The reader will be pleased, we have no doubt, with the following brief notice of this part of the coast, by the late celebrated Mrs. Radcliffe:-- "Oct. 15, 1811.--Passed Lord Dysart's beautiful cottage: it stands
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