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and foregrounds in Wallow Crag and the several precipices in
that range, which sometimes come magnificently forward,
sometimes retire and lean to the east, their grey fronts
often enlivened by green woods, and combining with the water
- the small meadowy promontories and tree-clad eminences -
with Glaramara and his azure compeers in Borrowdale. The
first we shall particularise is one of the lake, as seen
over Lord's Island, Castle Head being on the left and Friar
Crag on the right of that island, and beyond, Causey Pike
with Newlands lying between Grizedale and Cat Bells. On
Barrow Common may be observed that finely-wooded promontory,
which boldly projects almost into the middle of the lake
from the hall built by the late Joseph Pocklington, Esq. and
commanding a fine view of Derwent Water and Skiddaw. The
cascade, at the back of the house, may be seen by leave;
there are two falls, but the upper one is artificial; fine
trees, grassy banks, and rocks richly decked in many greened
mosses, are the adornments of these falls, and their height
is one hundred and twenty-two feet. After leaving Barrow,
the far-famed Lowdore possesses irresistible claims on the
notice of the wanderer. This Force, after incessant rains,
is with its accompaniments sublime, but unfortunately,
perhaps, for those who visit the Lakes, few have the
opportunity of seeing it at such a time. The chasm through
which the river passes is immense, and in dry seasons the
stones or fragments of rock subdivide and obscure its
waters. Gowdar
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