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he had resigned himself to sleep, and perished 

 from the inclemency of the weather. 



Near Eamont's stream, in his last narrow bed, 

 An angler sleeps. No sculptured lines relate 



His name or birth ; but whilst HELVELLYN'S read, 

 Shall live the mem'ry of his hapless fate. 



Bidding farewell to Ullswater, a walk of 

 four miles brings the tourist to the main road 

 between Penrith and Keswick, which a 

 coach travels daily, thus affording an oppor- 

 tunity of a ride to the latter town, should the 

 walk from Pooley bridge, about sixteen 

 miles, be thought too long. A few miles 

 west of Penruddock the road enters the 

 mountains. To the right rise Souter-fell and 

 Saddleback; and to the left ascends Mell- 

 fell, which bounds the upper part of Ulls- 

 water on the north. About two miles from 

 Keswick, the vale and lake of Derwent are 

 perceived, surrounded by a belt of dark 

 rocky mountains, whose sombre tone of color 

 is relieved by the foliage of the trees which 

 skirt their base, or grow upon their sides. 

 Should the day be fine, perhaps no survey 



