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of the pools which make up the lake. From their opposite
shore rise the hills, height above height, range beyond
range. To the left lies Loughrigg Tarn, and, in the
distance, Windermere, with Wray Castle prominent on its
height, and the Lancashire hills closing in the view. It is
a singular prospect, at once noble and lovely; and the
comfortable lodgings at High Close farm are in request
accordingly.
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The car is waiting where the traveller left it; but he had
better walk for half-a-mile or so,- the descent of Red Bank
being very steep. The great mountain that swells so grandly
above the rest before him is Helvellyn. The lake that opens
below is Grasmere, with its one island, made up of green
slope, black fir clump, and grey barn. At the further end
lies the village, with its old square church tower, beneath
whose shadow Wordsworth is buried. The white road that winds
like a ribbon up and up the gap between Helvellyn and the
opposite fells is the mail road to Keswick, and the gap is
Dunmail Raise. The remarkable and beautiful hill behind the
village is Helm Crag; and its rocky crest forms the group
called the Lion and the Lamb. The long white house, near the
foot of Helvellyn, is the Swan Inn, whence Scott, Southey,
and Wordsworth, set forth on ponies for the ascent of the
mountain: and behind it rises the path by which pedestrians
come from Grasmere to Patterdale, by the margin of Grisedale
tarn, the mountain tarn of the wild boar, as the words
properly signify. To the left of Helm Crag, a deep valley
evidently opens. That is Easedale; and there our tourist is
to go to-day. Meantime, let him
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