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Ulls-water, which is partly in both counties, is 

 about eight miles, and abounds with fish of 

 almost every kind, It is a favourite place for 

 the angler. The views of its several localities 

 are the most rich and picturesque imaginable. 



Derwent- water is a splendid piece of lake 

 scenery. It is inferior, in point of magnitude, 

 to Ulls-water, but equal to it in beauty and 

 delightful views. Derwent-water is said to be 

 ten miles in circumference ; it is as transparent 

 as crystal, and shines and reflects like a mirror. 

 The mountains which spring from its margin 

 are lofty, partly covered with grass, and partly 

 with heath, and shrubs and brushwood hang in 

 graceful negligence and disorder over their 

 apertures and creeks. On the right-hand side of 

 the lake, retiring a little from its margin, which 

 is clothed with herbage, we gain a splendid view 

 of the little valley of Newland, which skirts 

 around the foot of the hills, on which sheep 

 and cattle are feeding. Cottages are likewise 

 dotted down here and there, which add greatly 

 to the beauty and interesting character of the 

 landscape. In passing on to the rocky and 

 barren promontory of Bank Park, there is a fine 

 bay, from which a most delightful piece of land- 

 scape presents itself. The mountains rise here 

 immediately out of the lake ; some standing, as 



