CATARACTS AND INUNDATIONS. 



Within an hundred paces of these salubrious sudatories is a small 

 natural cavern, known by the name of fi Grotto del Cane,or Dog's 

 Grotto" which we have already described *. As we have also 

 the general face of the valley of Solfatara itself f. 



This lake is in some places an hundred and eighty feet deep; and 

 some old walls standing near it, are supposed to be the remains of 

 a temple to Apollo. 



Of the lakes in FRANCE, none need be mentioned here but that 

 of THAU, on which is seated the small town of Frontignac y or 

 Frontignan, seventeen miles to the south-west of Montpelier, cele- 

 brated for its excellent muscadine wine, its jar-raisins, and its hand, 

 some town-house. This wine is called by the English Frontiniac. 

 The above lake, which is also named Maguleone, is twelve leagues 

 in length, and separated from the sea only by a narrow tract of 

 land ; but in one place has a communication with the gulf of Lyons, 

 which, according to fiusching, takes not its name from the city of 

 Lyons, which is sealed at a great distance from the sea, but ra- 

 ther from the violent storms so frequent in this shallow part of the 

 Mediterranean, and which destroy the ships as a furious lion does 

 its prey. 



BRITISH ISLES. 



In ENGLAND, the adjoining counties of Cumberland, and West- 

 morland, are so highly celebrated for their lakes, and the beautiful 

 jomantic scenery that surrounds them : that we shall more minute- 

 ly advert to them in the ensuing subdivision of this section. The 

 principal lakes in Cumberland are, Derwent-water^ Uls-water 9 

 and Broad-icdtcr ; beside which, Kassenthwaite^ Low-water, 

 IVasdale, and Dalgctrth, are all worthy of notice. 



The lake of DERWENT.WATER is in the vale of Keswick: it is 

 three miles in length, and a mile and half wide. Five islands rise 

 out of this lake, which being covered either with turf or trees, add 

 greatly to the beauty of the appearance. On one of these islands 

 is an elegant modern -built house. More to the north-west, the 

 river Derzsent, after running a short space in a narrow channel, 



* See cli. xxv. sect. vii. vol. II, 

 + See vol. I. ch. xvii t p, 509, 

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