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taken in it, at all times of the year. The river has 

 a run of full twenty-five miles from its higher feeders, 

 near Blacker stone, till its junction with the main 

 water. The fish are, however, but of poor quality, 

 and run rather small. The Blackadder joins it about 

 ten miles from its mouth, and about two miles from 

 the village of Whit some. The trout of the Blackad- 

 der are quite different from those of the Whitadder. 

 The former are rich in quality, and of large size ; 

 they are not, however, so numerous. Some portions 

 of the Blackadder are preserved. 



There are some spots of singular beauty on the 

 banks of the Whitadder. I have often ascended 

 some of the more elevated of the hills which bound 

 its course, above the village of Linton, and have 

 been struck with the picturesque grandeur of the 

 views. You see the river winding its way, like a 

 crystal thread, amidst undulating hills and valleys, 

 forests, meadows, country-houses, and church stee- 

 ples. Sometimes you obtain a glimpse of the Black- 

 adder skirting along a rich and comparatively level 

 track, and pouring its waters into the larger stream. 

 The eye dwells upon the varied prospect with 

 enchantment. As the Whitadder ascends further 

 among the Lammermoor hills, it becomes narrower, 

 and is frequently confined between two deep rocks, 

 which force the waters into rushing streams, which 

 again, after flowing short distances, form deep and 

 wide pools, full to the brim of trout and salmon- 

 trout. 



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