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Page 41:-
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Rydal Mount
William Wordsworth
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Above the hall is Rydal Mount, the residence of William
Wordsworth, Esq. looking down the vale of Ambleside and
Windermere on the one side, and of Rydal on the other; the
house and gardens are in the best taste, the latter having
been laid out by the poet himself. Ivy Cottage on the one
side, is the beautiful creation of the sportive genius of
Dr. Tilbrooke, formerly a Fellow of Peter House.
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Rydal Water
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RYDAL WATER
Is a small lake, two miles from Ambleside, about one mile
long, and half a mile broad, and surrounded closely on all
sides by lofty fells. The shores are picturesque, having a
rocky promontory here and there, and bays in which the reeds
wave over the floating flowers of the lily. The wooded
islets add to its beauty. Pike, perch, eel, and trout, are
found in its waters, which have been at different times the
graves of rash and thoughtless skaters.
At the White Moss Slate Quarry, the new and old roads to
Grasmere separate. Pursuing the new road, which winds
through a narrow defile, having the Rothay on the left hid
amidst a profusion of underwood, a sudden bend introduces
the traveller to the Dale and Lake of Grasmere, on whose
shores the road lies for a small distance.
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Grasmere
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GRASMERE.
This water is oval, and lies at the south end of an oval
valley. Its dimensions are a mile one way,
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gazetteer links
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-- "Grasmere" -- Grasmere
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-- "Ivy Cottage" -- Ivy CottageIvy Cottage
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-- Ambleside to Keswick
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-- "Rydal Mount" -- Rydal Mount
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-- "Rydal Water" -- Rydal Water
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-- "White Moss Slate Quarry" -- White Moss Slate
Quarry
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