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THE SEASON
For visiting the Lakes depends much upon the taste of the
Tourist. They may be seen with pleasure at any time from the
beginning of May to the end of October, provided the weather be
favourable. Pedestrians will feel the month of May an agreeable
season, and they will then find more room at the inns. Towards
the end of June many professional gentlemen are at liberty, and
students at the Universities often find it advantageous to spend
three months among the lakes, thus blending instruction with
healthy recreation. Large parties commonly require more time in
fitting out, and are later in arrival: so that the most busy time
is generally from the last week in July to the middle of
September. The artist will prefer the richly diversified
colouring of autumn, which will be in the greatest perfection in
the month of October.
To such as make the tour with a disposition to be pleased, every
season has its peculiar charms. The budding spring, the blooming
summer, the luxuriant autumn, and even the biting frosts of
winter have each their respective attractions. In spring, all
nature is in her most cheerful mood: it is pleasing to observe
the daily progress of the different kinds of trees as they spread
out their leaves, and the different plants as they expand their
blossoms; while the feathered choir enliven they air with their
morning and evening songs.- In the middle
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