best way of securing for any rural cal intelligence and rural enjoyment borne.

upon character, though often overhan those who have not made it the ued observation would be led to supive the external differences of appearby great differences of latitude and serve how the expressions of features ry in different countries or different y. Those finer shades, however, in tual characters of men are influenced t so open to common observation, re importance than the others. Those towns are less affected by natural orn and bred in the country, because her of a more artificial cast, and thus tiable and philosophic Cowper :

ry, and man made the town."

he influence of locality, or of any other Lave therefore to attend chiefly to the al district and another; and here it t the finer the air, the more beautiful nearly the whole population approxi_ch other, the average character both ays the higher.

advantages. Its air is exceedingly y beautiful and diversified, and there within the parish, beneath whose p feeble and etiolated, as herbs do ree. There is no doubt that those mich so strongly prompted Gilbert nd study of nature, and which made - herself, in his lovely retreat at Selrs and wranglings of College Sophs earning, leisure, and the absence of enabled White to carry his pursuits as so deservedly won him a name; Selborne for the germ and the im

ugu white nas conferred m

Selborne than perhaps any other man ay other village, yet his doing so must be c by much of the nature of discharging a deb procity of advantage between Selborne an rell worthy the attention of all who wish to sige of nature, and those arts, and those ami the study of nature is so sure a foundation bot possess that acuteness of critical dis might have acquired had he been formally f science at this time, and there are mar de shows a very strong leaning towards su low exploded; but still, in every thing that cope of his own observation, the words of lage of nature; and, without the slightes Lures or sounding phrases, his "Natural one of the most genuinely eloquent book

gage.

Immediately over the part of the vicarag ppears, as already hinted, a little park pretty large and very thriving trees, tastefu uters, and giving depth and breadth to Letween them. This beautiful piece of gi wards to the foot of the Hanger, was White. The garden of his late residence abut sunk fence, alluded to by him; but this de windows or the garden, so that the hou de of facing a park which extends to the The Hanger, of which a small portion etch, is one of the richest masses of foli Dagined, and has a very considerable effec ome. The dry rock on which the town balds of white malmy clay, would make t me intolerably hot, were it not that the coling breeze, breathing freshness dated part of the surface, in the same ma as the burning shores of tropical countrie the village answers in this respect to th for the Tem e Temple Hanger, and the hanging w of the "Liths" as one looks to them f tinh their complement of cool air for the n

yet his doing so must be considered as partaknature of discharging a debt of gratitude. This antage between Selborne and White is a subject attention of all who wish to promote the knownd those arts, and those amiable feelings of which ure is so sure a foundation. Gilbert White did : acuteness of critical discernment which he ired had he been formally drawn into the vortex s time, and there are many points upon which strong leaning towards superstitions which are ut still, in every thing that came fully within the observation, the words of White are the express and, without the slightest straining after lofty ng phrases, his "Natural History of Selborne" st genuinely eloquent books in the English lan

ver the part of the vicarage which is seen, there ady hinted, a little park finely sprinkled with very thriving trees, tastefully arranged in small ing depth and breadth to the rich grassy turf This beautiful piece of ground, which extends foot of the Hanger, was in the occupation of en of his late residence abuts upon it by a "haha," luded to by him; but this is not perceived from he garden, so that the house has all the appearDark which extends to the Hanger.

f which a small portion only is shown in the the richest masses of foliage that can well be s a very considerable effect upon the air at Sel- rock on which the town is situated, and the almy clay, would make the summer air at Selhot, were it not that the Hanger sends down ze, breathing freshness and health over the Le surface, in the same manner as the sea-breeze shores of tropical countries. The opposite side wers in this respect to the call of the Hanger; Tanger, and the hanging woods, on the left hand as one looks to them from the village, furement of cool air for the mitigation of the heat.

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nd southward of the visitor. The path at last arriage-road, not very far from where the Alton e deep lane; and onward to the church the road rooked, and the few houses so straggling, that en at a distance one is actually in Selborne before posite to the Playstow, or "Plestor," as White local pronunciation, the road makes a turn to the the right; and the second turn, which brings one Church and the Playstow, with White's late resi

er hand, though a little in advance, may be reest end" of the village of Selborne. The road, ay call it, is a natural pavement here as well as in and this character extends to great part at least which is rough, stony, and in bad order, and the stunted and has its leaves half covered with agi as early as the end of August. The church, 1 by White himself, is finely situated, but the 1 out of all keeping with the building. The

remarkably clean and snug, and there are es near the Playstow; and the late dwelling of nd naturalist, though the modern wings are

e left, is substantial in its walls and

lancholy touch of the finger of time . of the pain which this excites may there is no Gilbert White there now y to ascertain.

raggling along for more than half a nite's residence. The greater number and side proceeding in this direction, there is a sort of foot-pavement comset up on edge. The tough malmy hill comes very nearly down to the ; and the black vegetable mould, so tuffs and for grass, occurs on the other Compasses," is situated on the leftnd the church, and, though it accords the place, it is very comfortable for so y one who may happen to visit Selanliness and plenty, moderate charges, ent. The back apartments of the inn winding dell of the Liths, and there dell can be seen to more advantage d the inn.

e," means a joint or bend, which is acter of this dell. It may be said to Alton end of the village, where one makes its appearance, and, winding h-east, passes under the steep escarpand church stand, turns more in a n again proceeds eastward from about - the village, away in the direction of Imer Forest. Near the bending eastperennial branch of the "Bourne," which of course also runs in the holare not quite so steep. The portion action is the short Lith, and the bank covered with a fine hanging wood of which contrasts finely with the darker rne Hanger against it on the other with the osier holts, hop gardens, and ing close woods, and now detached

In the long Lith. This Lith, as seen from
rish and beautiful, but one feels an incor
inasmuch as it presents no prominent obj
beauty is subservient, and thus impresses
choly idea of a very fine assemblage of natu
"their sweetness on the desert air." The
of water visible, though that might be eas
iciously damming up the Bourne; and
Cimensions in such places, if properly kept.
haly the ground which they occupy. The
onsiderable dimensions, and not uninterest
plants and the aquatic birds that resort to
ouncealed in the woods and do not tell in the
Lith. Further down there are some read
thich might throw a little liveliness into
do not come into the general view.

In former times, when the Priory was in
architecture, and in the full enjoyment
hunting for which its inhabitants were
wable to judge how much of pictorial inte
and turrets may have given to the scene;
tom of the long "lith" remains as evidence
mich guided Peter de la Roche in the choi
lis priory.

The home lands of the priory now comp
whable farm, the farm buildings standing n
the site of the ancient edifice, though in
o chosen by the monks is preferable, lying
luk of the Bourne, so as to have given a bea
stern or great entrance of the building.
ading remains upon another, though mar
the ground; and stone coffins, bones, a
rticles of small value have also been obtain
en used for building purposes; and the t
ute regardless of all peril from the ghost
en mingled with more modern and less
amal purpose of increasing the product
Ingments of old stained glass windows, in
markable for the thickness of the glass, th