clesbourne to the Fish Ponds, a most romantic spot, from which visitors are now debarred access by its present tenant, Mr. Arckoll. A small portion of its
beauties can be seen from the road .
DRIPPING WELL .
Passing the little gate which leads to the well, you arrive upon a smooth terrace on the verge of the cliff, having a most beautiful view of the ocean ; a flight of steps leads down to the dripping well, embosomed in trees of the most fantastic forms ; the path winds round the dell and again opens upon a beautiful valley, in the centre of which is
FAIRLIGHT GLEN,
watered by a stream having several small falls, but the upper one is most worthy of notice. At the top of the glen is Fairlight-place, the residence of Joseph Planta, Esq., one of the representatives for this town: the road branching off to the right leads to the
LOVERS' SEAT,
Where youth, from sympathy, a visit pay,
And age, to pass a tedious hour away :
Recall past anxious scenes of youth to mind,
How Phoebe vow'd, and Ellen prov'd unkind,
A sigh escapes, (for often sighs prevail,
As oft a smile, at flattering fancy's tale,)— J. R. REED, Hastings, a Poem.
Passing the brow of the hill, which is slightly wooded, you arrive at the Lovers'-seat, pleasantly situated upon the summit of a cliff, clothed with foliage to its base. The original seat was destroyed, principally by its numerous devotees cutting their names on it .[1]
- ↑ It was placed in its perilous situation by the heroine of the tale, assisted by a servant in her confidence.
