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all that is beautiful, grand and sublime.- The immediate space is
much cultivated, (sic) The variety of hanging grounds are
immense, consisting of woods, groves, and inclosures, all
terminated in rocky woodlands of various forms. It spreads above
in a beautiful variety of waving inclosures, intermixed with
hanging woods, and shrubby circular spots, over-topped with wild
grounds and rocky ridges of broken mountains. In some places it
swells into spacious bays, fringed with trees, whose bushy heads
wave beautifully over the crystal waters. The parsonage-house is
seen sweetly seated under a range of tall firs. Following the
same line of shore, above the east, ferry point, and on the banks
of the bay, the tops of the houses and the church of Bowness are
just seen. Above that, Bannerigg and Orresthead rise gradually
into points, cultivated to the top, and cut into inclosures.
These are contrasted by the rugged craggs of Biscot-how.
Troutbeck-park comes next in view, and over that, Hill-bell rears
its conic top, and Fair-field swells in Alpine pride, rivalled
only by Rydal's loftier head.
The eastern coast, to the south of what has been described, is
still more pleasing in variety of little groves, interposed
inclosures, and scattered houses, sweetly secreted. To
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