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loftieft mountains in England, that of Crofs- 

 fell. On the weft, lie the forefts of Whin- 

 field, Martindale, and Thornthwait. Mar- 

 tindale is bounded by the beautiful lake of 

 Ullf-water ; and Thornthwait by that of 

 Broad-water. On the eaftern fide of this 

 rough county lie the forefts of Stainmore, 

 and Mellerftang. Stainmore is a wild fcene, 

 noted only for being one of the great weftern 

 pafTes into Scotland. At the northern extremity 

 of it is prefented a grand piece of diftant 

 mountain fcenery. On the borders of Mel- 

 lerftang ftand the ruins of Pendragon-caftle j 

 the walls of which are full four yards in 

 thicknefs. Pendragon-caftle gives Weftmor^ 

 land perhaps a better title to that celebrated 

 hero, Uter Pendragon, than any the Welfh 

 can boaft. It ftands upon the river Eden ; 

 and the tradition of the country is, that the 

 noble founder propofed to draw that great 

 ftream around it, like a trench. His enter- 

 prize mifcarrying gave rife to the following 

 adage, applied to the attempting of an im- 

 poflibility j 



Let Pendragon do what he can, 

 Eden runs, where Eden ran. 



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