Gents Mag 1805 p.806

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1805 p.806 Hackfall, Masham, Middleham, Askrig, ... ... ... forward to Sedbergh, and in our way saw Hardraw force. Its perpendicular height is considerable, and the eye unaccustomed to these objects follows the precipitation of the water into the gulph beneath with a sensation of horror. The country assumed a more interesting face as we drew nigh to Sedbergh, than we had seen for miles. On approaching Kendal, across open and dreary moors, our attention was arrested by the bold, black summits of Westmoreland, terminating the horizon. Towards evening we crossed the river Kent, and after a hasty meal in the moping town of Kendal, hurried through Stavely and Ings to catch the sun's last lingering rays on the mountains. The Lake of Winandermere burst upon us in all its tranquil glory, as we approached Bowness, a little village on its Eastern shore. For a few minutes we were tempted to quit our chaise, and walked about 200 yards to the gate of a meadow, which commended the most central view of the Lake. Here, and at this moment; the novelty of the scenery, the serenity of the evening, the glassy stillness of the water, the terrible grandeur of the mountains, and the little hamlets couching at their feet, inspired a charm peculiar to first impressions, and evanescent as the monent that gave it birth! Winding round its cultivated banks, the prospect varying at every turn, we took shelter in the delicious repose of Low Wood, a spot which I soon ventured to predict, would, at no very distant period, become the favourite resort of every Northern traveller who has any correct taste for the wild or beautiful in Nature! (To be continued.)
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	-- Hardraw Force
	-- Low Wood Hotel
	-- Windermere lake

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