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ivy and lichens, the emblems of past ages and 

 ancient days. Turning round to the right, these 

 masses of rock take a circular sweep, and 

 arrange themselves in a hold, lofty, and con- 

 tinuous pile ; and on their extreme edges and 

 jutting peaks, various mountain shrubs spread 

 forth their branches, as if to give a nodding 

 recognition of welcome to the admiring traveller. 

 The yew tree and the wild pear conspicuously 

 attract attention : the former of which reminds 

 one, by various mental associations, of the decay 

 of nature, and the end of our own fleeting and 

 transitory existence. 



Leaving this spot, we turn down a foot-path 

 thickly studded with old thorn-bushes, ash, and 

 underwood of various kinds ; passing, on the 

 right, a conspicuous-looking cluster of rocks, 

 called Tissington Spires, which run a con- 

 siderable distance up the Dale side, forming 

 narrow ravines, which give a remarkable sombre 

 cast to the whole scene. On the opposite side 

 of the river the eye is arrested by the singular 

 looking pile called Dove-Dale church, which is 

 by no means an inappropriate designation, in- 

 asmuch as the general feature presents the 

 outlines of such a holy sanctuary. Here local 

 tradition is fertile on the supernatural appear- 

 ances which have, from time immemorial, been 



