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objects to look upon^ whether from above or pass- 

 ing among them. Nearer at hand are some vast 

 quarries of blue slate. Below, among plantations, 

 are seen the roofs of the Elterwater Powder Mills ; 

 whence the road winds through the village of 

 Langdale Chapel, to the margin of the pools which 

 make up the lake. From their opposite shore rise 

 the hills, height above height, ■ — - range beyond 

 range. To the left, almost under the spectator's 

 eye, lies Loughrigg Tarn, and in the distance, 

 Windermere, with Wray Castle prominent on its 

 height, and the Lancashire hills closing in the view. 

 It is a singular prospect, at once noble and lovely. 



The car is waiting where the traveller left it; 

 but he must detain it a little longer. There is 

 a path to the left, just above Hed 

 Bank, which he must ascend. It 

 takes him a short distance up the hill to a spot 

 from which he obtains the view, now opening 

 before him, in the greatest perfection. He had 

 better make up his mind to walk down the steep 

 descent of Red Bank, and may therefore direct his 

 driver to go forward while he is making this short 

 detour. The great mountain that swells grandly 

 above the rest before him is Helvellyn. The lake 

 that opens below is Grrasmere, with its one island, 

 made up of green slope, black fir clump, and grey 

 barn. A.t the further end lies the village, with 

 its old square church-tower, beneath whose shadow 

 Wordsworth is buried. The white road that winds 

 like a ribbon up and up the gap between Helvellyn 

 and the opposite fells, is the mail road to Keswick, 

 and the gap is Dunmail Raise. The remarkable 

 and beautiful hill behind the village is Helm Cra^ ; 



