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will not find any difficulty in gratifying his 

 wishes, as the noble owner kindly allows all 

 strangers who apply, to be shown through 

 the different apartments. The drive through 

 the park is delightful, and the entrance to 

 the hall noble. From the north front the 

 view is highly interesting ; to the left are 

 seen Saddleback and Helvellyn ; Penrith, 

 and the vale of the Eamont lie in front ; and 

 to the right appears Crossfell, dividing 

 Westmorland from Cumberland. 



About three miles from Askham lies 

 Pooley bridge, at the foot of Ullswater, where 

 there is a good inn, at which the tourist 

 should take up his quarters for a day or two, 

 for the purpose of visiting the lake. Though 

 Ullswater as a whole cannot bear a compari- 

 son with Derwent lake at Keswick, or with 

 Windermere, yet, towards its head, for the 

 stern, simple, and lonely grandeur of its 

 scenery, it exceeds them both. The rocks at 

 each side rise abruptly from the water's edge, 

 and rearing their dark heads high above 



