William Green's Sixty Small Prints, page
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No.23. GOODY BRIDGE. The buildings in this scene are called by the name of a stone bridge which is down the river, and on the way to Easedale from Grasmere Church. To improve the composition, the stepping stones have been brought nearer the houses than they actually are. The distance is Helm Crag. No.24. EASEDALE, FROM BUTTERLIP HOW. Easedale is a romantic and secluded valley branching out of Grasmere; and Easedale Tarn, which will be found by following the frothy stream, is engulphed in precipitous mountains, with large rocks projecting from their sides. No.26. LEATH'S WATER, FROM ARMBATH. Leath's Water, Thirl Mere, or, as it is most commonly called, Wyburn Water, is seen only to advantage from the western side; and had the elegant Mrs. Radcliffe traversed that beautiful side, she would not have had occasion to say, "this is a long and unadorned lake, having little else than walls of rocky fells starting from its margin." This almost unparalleled line, of four miles in length, is not accessible to carriages; horses may travel it, and persons on foot without any considerable impediment. This view of Leath's Water is from a field near the house called Armbath. The Great How, which is on the |
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