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means a sight seen every day of the week) ; and many 

 another grand old Fell, magnificent alone, but far more 

 majestic when standing, as here, shoulder to shoulder, 

 summit behind summit, as far as eye can reach. We can 

 hardly withdraw our eyes, so rapt by these splendours, to 

 gaze on dusky Swarthmoor, on the eastern margin of the 

 lake, or even to Loadpot behind it, stretching up (at the 

 back of Birk Fell) to unseen High Street, although we know 

 that the great Roman Road ran, and still runs over both. 

 Upon the western shore, however, we cannot fail to mark 

 the fells that fringe it, each giving place to a larger one as 

 we proceed : Glencoin, with its fine valley ; Gowbarrow, 

 with its far-stretching park, dotted with herds of deer, 

 and Lyulph's ivied Tower, and Ara flashing from its dark 

 ravine; the swelling heights of Greenside, with fair Glen- 

 ridding running up between, as if for shelter; and Sty- 

 barrow's densely-wooded crag. As we glide to the pierhead 

 yet another nest of hills, with Hartsop Dod standing finely 

 in advance of them, comes into view, and all admit that we 

 have hitherto seen no such spectacle from any lake as Ulls- 

 water has presented to us. Winandermere is very home- 

 like, and makes one wish to live for ever (or even die) in 

 one of its many pleasant dwellings ; but, for grandeur, it is 

 certainly not to be compared with its northern sister.' 



GOWBARROW PARK AND ARA FORCE. 



(8 miles). 



The tourist's first wish, after seeing the lake, will be to 



visit ,.^ra JElorce* This he may do either by land or water. 



As the lake has been described, we will suppose the 



former route is taken ; although it may be noted that nine- 



