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From East Witton, a village about a 

 mile above Jerveaux, a view is obtained of 

 Wensley-dale, one of the most delightful in 

 England. Looking up the dale from an 

 eminence a little above Cover Bridge, on the 

 Richmond road, the prospect on a summer 

 evening is one of the finest that can be 

 imagined ; and never did the sunny pencil 

 of Turner, even when dipped in its loveliest 

 hues, trace a landscape surpassing the scene 

 which here presents itself to the enraptured 

 eye. In the fore ground is seen the Eure 

 gently flowing through green pastures, pleas- 

 ingly diversified with hedge rows and trees, 

 where sheep and cattle are feeding. On 

 each side the ground rises at first with a 

 gentle ascent, gradually becoming more 

 steep in the distance, where it is marked 

 with a bold and varied outline. About a 

 mile up the dale, to the left, is seen Middle- 

 cramming it with "facts," which, even if all were of 

 useful kind, would stand too thick to be productive, 

 while he would allow the heart to lie fallow. 



