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Page 67:-
[hav]ing arrived at Sty-head and obtained a sight of the pile -
will be inclined to take the shortest way, by the foot of the
great rocks, with a steep ascent at last to the summit. And those
who take the last-mentioned route in their progress, should be
advised to pass over Great-end and the intermediate summits in
returning, for the sake of the varied prospects which they
afford.
The divergency of several vallies from this point, has been
compared to the spokes of a wheel; and in tracing their courses
upon a map, the simile may be applicable enough; but, upon the
spot, the resemblance is not so striking - the mountains run
athwart one another in such a way, that little can be seen of the
intervening vallies.
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As may be expected from its altitude, the prospect on every side
is extensive. We overlook an immense assemblage of mountains,
which to particularize would be thought tedious; and a mere list
of their names could convey little information. The near ones
exhibit the stern grandeur of their rocky summits; but their
general arrangement is not so splendid, nor their forms so
stately, as when viewed from Helvellyn, or from the ascent to
Skiddaw; and there is a deficiency of the rich lowland views that
may be had from the latter mountain.
Satiated by mountain scenery, the eye is instinctively turned
towards the sea, which opens to a great extent, and shews the
various indentations of the Lancashire and Cumberland coasts;
with the isle
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-- "Scawfell" -- Sca Fell
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-- "Scawfell Pike" -- Scafell Pike
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-- "Pikes, The" -- (station, Scafell Pike)
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