SECTION IV. 



THE GLEN. 



'Ui-'^^^'^fj'!!: ^^^ ^^^ copse we proceed to the 

 ^^ '' ''^ gle7i. A wide, open space, between 

 hills, is called a vale. If it be of 

 smaller dimensions, we call it a 

 valley. But when this space is 

 contracted to a chasm, it becomes a glen. 

 A glen therefore is most commonly the 

 offspring of a mountainous country ; 

 though it is sometimes found elsewhere, 

 with its common accompaniments of woody banks 

 and a rivulet at the bottom. I know few places 

 where the glen may be seen in greater perfection 

 than among the dreary plains of Northumberland, 

 where we frequently find streams winding tln"ough 

 deep, rocky valleys adorned with wood which 

 the lofty screens protect. 



