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romantic mountains, which impart to the whole 

 scene an aspect of great sublimity. The other 

 smaller waters or lakes, are all, more or less, 

 interesting fishing-stations. 



We may mention here, in addition, that the 

 two lakes, Collision* water and Winder mere, 

 which lie between Westmorland and Lancashire, 

 are fine angling localities. Coniston- water is 

 seven miles in extent, and three-quarters of a 

 mile broad. The surrounding scenery is ex- 

 tremely interesting, and the fishing good. At 

 the north-western extremity of the lake is the 

 village of Coniston, behind which rise lofty and 

 romantic hills, called Coniston Fells. 



Windermere is the most extensive lake in 

 the kingdom, and distinguished by the variety of 

 beautiful prospects which it displays. Its extent 

 is about fifteen miles, by about one in breadth. 

 The greatest depth is two hundred feet, opposite 

 Ecclefrig Crag. It is famous for its char, and 

 abounds likewise with trout, perch, pike, and 

 eels. It is intersected with promontories, and 

 spotted with islands. Among these, the Holme, 

 or Great Island, an oblong tract of thirty acres, 

 crosses the lake in an oblique line, surrounded 

 by a number of inferior isles, finely formed and 

 wooded. They constitute a sort of archipelago. 

 In sailing up the water, from the Great Island, 



