Statius, Sylv. lib. IV. [4, vv. 32-3].
Jamque mare et tellus nullum discrimen habebant;
Omnia pontus [erat]: deerant quoque littora ponto.
Ovid. Metamorph. lib. I [vv. 291-2].
Common Amusements of a Bathing-place—Morning Rides, Walks, &c.—Company resorting to the Town—Different Choice of Lodgings—Cheap Indulgences—Sea-side Walks—Wealthy Invalid—Summer-Evening on the Sands—Sea Productions—"Water parted from the Sea"—Winter Views serene—In what Cases to be avoided—Sailing upon the River—A small Islet of Sand off the Coast—Visited by Company—Covered by the Flowing of the Tide—Adventure in that Place.
LETTER IX.
AMUSEMENTS.
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Of our amusements ask you?—We amuse
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