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restlessness that infects many minds, on leaving any 
attempt unfinished.” This time he had two gentle- 
men for companions, who were ardent admirers of 
Nature, and afterwards became known to the literary 
world, the Rev. J. Lightfoot and the Rev. J. Stew- 
art of Killin — the one an acute botanist, and the 
other intimately acquainted with the customs and lan- 
guage of his country. 
As before, he set out from Chester, visited the 
English lakes, reached Carlisle, and after spending a 
considerable time at Netherby,* entered Scotland, 
and skirted the Esk to Langholm. 
He seems to have been very much struck with the 
beauty of the scenery along the banks of the Esk. 
“ The scenery,” says he, “ is great and enchanting : 
on one side is a view of the river Esk, far beneath, 
running through a rocky channel, and bounded by 
immense precipices, in various places, suddenly 
deepening to a vast profundity ; while in other parts 
it glides over a bottom covered with mosses, or qo- 
loured stones, that reflect through the pure water 
tints glaucous, green, or sapphirine. These various 
views are in most places fully open to sight ; in 
others sufier a partial interruption from the trees 
that clothe the steep banks, and shoot out from the 
brinks and fissures of the precipices, The ride was 
extremely diversified through thick woods, or small 
thickets, with sudden transitions from shade into rich 
• The Seat of Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Ad- 
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