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are in full leaf, the deciduous trees are breaking out, and
the spring flowers still linger; then there is the early
song of the birds, with the fascinating call of the cuckoo;
and down in the intacks, the lambs are joyously
skipping about and bleating, in all the enjoyment of a new
existence.
As far as possible, the Lakes should be approached from
their outlets; and their eastern sides should be traversed
in the morning, in order to catch the sunbeams lighting up
the opposite pinnacles, and creeping down their sides into
the vales, thus gradually unfolding the scene, as it were,
and throwing over the whole one mantle of rosy light. He,
too, who is in search of the picturesque, will leave the
beaten track, and travel along the rough side screens, and
catch the beauties of the lake as they arise in smaller
portions - its little bays and winding shores - its deep
recesses and hanging promontories - its garnished rock and
distant mountains.
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