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restlessness that infects many minds, on leaving any 

 attempt unfinished." This time he had two gentle- 

 men for companions, who were ardent admirers of 

 Nature, and afterwards became known to the literary 

 world, the Rev. J. Lightfoot and the Rev. J. Stew- 

 art of Killin the one an acute botanist, and the 

 other intimately acquainted with the customs and lan- 

 guage of his country. 



As before, he set out from Chester, visited the 

 English lakes, reached Carlisle, and after spending a 

 considerable time at Netherby,* entered Scotland, 

 and skirted the Esk to Langholm. 



He seems to have been very much struck with the 

 beauty of the scenery along the banks of the Esk. 

 " The scenery," says he, " is great and enchanting : 

 on one side is a view of the river Esk, far beneath, 

 running through a rocky channel, and bounded by 

 immense precipices, in various places, suddenly 

 deepening to a vast profundity ; while in other parts 

 it glides over a bottom covered with mosses, or co- 

 loured stones, that reflect through the pure water 

 tints glaucous, green, or sapphirine. These various 

 views are in most places fully open to sight ; in 

 others suffer a partial interruption from the trees 

 that clothe the steep banks, and shoot out from the 

 brinks and fissures of the precipices. The ride was 

 extremely diversified through thick woods, or small 

 thickets, with sudden transitions from shade into rich 



The Seat of Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Ad- 

 miralty. 



