THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
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Garden of England! spangle of the wave!
Loveliest spot that Albion's waters lave!
Hail, beauteous isle! thou gem of perfumed green,
Fancy's gay region, and enchantment's scone.
Here where luxuriant Nature pours,
In frolic mood, her choicest stores,
Bedecking with umbrageous green
And richest flowers the velvet scene,
Begirt by circling ocean's swell,
Enrich'd by mountain, moor, and dell;
Here bright Hygeia, queen of Health,
Bestows a gift which bankrupts wealth.
The Oxford Student--Reflections on the Close of a Term--The
Invitation--Arrival at Southampton--Remarks--The Steam Boat--
Advantages of Steam--Voyage to the Isle of Wight--
Southampton Water--The Solent Sea and surrounding Scenery--
Marine Villas, Castles, and Residences--West Cowes--Its
Harbour and Attractions--The Invalid or the Convalescent--
The Royal Yacht Club--Circular in Rhyme--Aquatic Sports
considered in a National Point of Vieio--A Night on board
the Rover Yacht--The Progress of Navigation--The
Embarkation--The Soldier's Wife--Sketches of Scenery
and Characters--Evening Promenaders--Excursions in the
Island, to Ryde, Newport, Shanklin Chine, Bonchurch, the
Needle Rocks--Descriptive Poetry--Morning, Noon, and Night--
The Regatta--The Pilot's Review--The Race Ball--Adieu to
Vectis.
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