194 Remarks in an Excursion into 
of and it would be expected that he 
should say something of it in his journal, he 
gets over the difficulty in the following brief 
remark—* From to I saw 
no sheep.” 
The road to Keswick is very hilly, but 
firm. The sun broke through the clouds, just 
as we passed the rich vale of St. John, and 
we had an opportunity of contrasting the 
highly cultivated landscape on our left, with 
the bold, and varied ruggedness of the moun- 
tains on our right. The crops of corn looked 
very well, but the wet weather having set in 
during their hay harvest, had rendered most 
of it unfit for use. We were very sorry to 
find the cottages and their little gardens near 
the road so very slovenly ; as we could not 
help wishing for the appearance of comfort 
and happiness amidst such delightful scenery. 
Lime being an expensive article, we ob- 
served few turnips and little clover. 
The mountains were studded over with 
sheep ; many were browsing upon rocks and 
precipices, which seemed quite inaccessible 
to man. Most of these sheep were of the 
true mountain breed, and very small. The 
half bred Leicester have been found to stand 
the winter very well in Derbyshire, but they _ 
