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notice of the traveller. It crosses the Lime 

 at a place where its channel is contracted by 

 opposite rocks, and where its waters hurry 

 with noisy speed over a rocky and uneven 

 bed. This bridge is without any rail or 

 parapet, and so narrow as only to admit of 

 one foot-passenger crossing at a time ; and 

 might be supposed to have been built only 

 to afford sheep a passage from one hill side 

 to another. 



The Lune, both above and below Sed- 

 bergh, affords excellent fishing ; and after the 

 angler has sufficiently exercised his skill in 

 this neighbourhood, let him proceed direct to 

 Kendal, about ten miles west. Having sup- 

 plied himself with clean linen from his lug- 

 gage, which was directed to be forwarded 

 here from York, let our tourist again 

 send it forward to Jackson's, Queen's Head, 

 Keswick ; and after providing himself with 

 a stock of brandling worms and gentles from 

 any of the numerous tan-yards in Kendal, 

 let him take his place by one of the Carlisle 



