A. Any great body of water whose limits it is impossible to describe, as The Floating Bath at Southwark-bridge, and The Real Tank at the Adelphi Theatre.
Q. What is a sea?
A. Any small collection of water, as at Chelsea, Battersea.
Q. What is a gulf?
A. A gulf is any place, the greater part of which is surrounded by lawyers, as Lincoln’s Inn,—The Court of Chancery.
Q. What is a haven?
A. A commodious harbour, where people lie at anchor in perfect security, as The Queen’s Bench,—The Fleet, the sight of which is
ENOUGH TO TURN ONE’S HEAD.
Q. What is a strait?