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spreading itself into the lake, forms a bay, with Bowness to the
south. The best general view of the lake, is from the crown of
this hill, behind the farm-house. Here you look over three bays
finely formed. Nothing can be imagined more elegant than the
sinuosity of this side, contrasted with the steep shore and lofty
woods of the opposite. The view upwards is not less charming,
being indented and wooded to the water's edge.
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If these views are taken, beginning with Bradness, then from
Scareness, take the road to Bassenthwaite-halls (a few houses so
called) and from the road on the north side of the village,
called Rakes, you have a very fine view of a rich cultivated
tract, stretching along the banks of the lake, and spreading
itself upwards to the skirts of Skiddaw. The elevation is such,
that every object is seen completely, and every beauty distinctly
marked. The lakes appears in its full magnitude, shaded by a bold
wooded shore on the west, and graced by a sweet spreading vale on
the east, that terminates in a bold style under the surrounding
mountains. The sloping ground to the bridge is charming, and the
far-extended vales of Embleton and Isel lie in fine perspective.
The river Derwent has his winding course through the latter.
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