1800.] 
cidating the fubjec, I fhall then point out 
the problems which T chink it would be 
ufeful in folving. Iam, &c. 
London, PHILOMETRE. 
Fuly 14, 1800. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
JOURNAL written during a hafly RAMBLE 
to the LAKES, inter/perfed with oRiGI- 
NAL POETRY. (Coxtenued from p.16.) 
E gladly hafed on to Lodoar.— 
The feafon was dry, and, from the 
lake, the fall appeared inconfiderable.— 
The little inn is delightfully fituated, and 
the woods which enrich the mountains at 
its back fweetly ornament it. The patn 
which winds round thefe to the foot of Lo- 
doar is well contrived to give the fall its 
fulleffe&t. A thick foliage almoft wholly 
fecludes it from the fight, while you pafs 
amongft thickets through a {mall gate to 
its veiy bafe, where a torrent rufhes down 
an immenfe chafm, whofe force has carried 
with it vat maffes of rock, over which it 
precipitates with a violence and a noife 
which transfix the fpectator in mute atto- 
nifhment*. 
the chaim are nearly perpendicular, and 
ftupendoufly high; thefe are enriched 
with fine foliage, and the mountain ath 
rears its elegant and ornamental form 
amidft the thundering cataraét, {miling at 
all itsterrors. The upper part of the left- 
hand fummit is bare, and time and tempeft 
have thrown the fineft tinge of deep-grey 
over it, which gives the happieft effect to 
the furrounding foliage. When we could 
tear ourfelves trom the ftupendous fcene, 
we fet forward on foot for Borrowdale. 
The rocks which guard this interefling 
valley open with fublime grandeur, and 
the windings of the chafm prefent ever- 
varying views of thefe magnificent bar- 
riers. Sometimes the impending cliff 
hangs over the darkened path, while an 
old yew, ftretching its broad arms acrofs 
the threatening crags, deepens the folemn 
gloom. At others, the mountains reced- 
ing leave room for little plots of paftur- 
age, watered by the pellucid Derwent, 
which winds its way along the vale, and 
empties itfelf into the iake we had jult left. 
The fequeftered village of Grange, fituated 
on one of thefe, and confilting cenly of a few 
finall cottages, backed by immenfe.moun- 
tains, againit whofe fides they appear 

* The height of this fall is about 200 feet: 
that of the higheft crag is 500 feet from the 
devel of the lake. 
Fournal written during a Ramble to the Lakes. 
The rocks on either fide of. 
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fearcely larger than bee hives, arrefts the 
attentien, and the miad involuntarily afks 
itfelf, “© Is not content there 2?” But it 
feems that {cenery has litde effeét on the 
imaginations of thefe people. ** Yoor 
fituation is very pleafant there, my friend,” 
faid I toa poor man whomI met: ** Well, 
it’s middling,”’ faid he, and paffed on.— 
We proceeded to Bowther Stone, which is 
one of the wonders of the place, and on 
approaching which every wanderer mutt 
paufe. Its immenfe magnitude we dare 
not compute; it was probably hurled 
from fome neighbouring mountain, and we 
fancied we could difcover a fort of excava- 
tion from whence it mut have fallen, but 
the extreme height prevents accuracy. It 
appears fomewnat like a veffel thrown on 
its keel, and, when it fell, muft have occa~ 
fioned a concuffion which imagination can- 
not limit. 
From Bowther Stone we proceeded 
along this fequeftered region, defirous to 
reach Rofthwaite. All was folemn, f-- 
cluded, and filent; the gurgling of the 
ftream being the only found we heard.— 
After a tong walk, the dark-grey ofa few 
fcattered abodes appeared, and we quick- 
ened our pace. A narrow path from the 
lane acrofs the meadows led us to the de. 
fired fpot. Rofhwaite appears more fhut 
out from the world than any other village 
we had ever feen, and its inhabitants lefs 
moulded by its forms. A womaa whom 
we met in a garb of wool, whofe hue had 
not been changec: fice ber theep had worn 
it, ftared at us with mingled furprize and 
indifference. A few fuch*fort of beings 
fhe had fern, but they were but few 5 they 
were beings with whom fhe had nothing © 
to do, and fhe cared not to fee any more ! 
The valley contraéts {till narrower beyond 
the village ; the mountains on each fide 
appear inaceefiible, and their vaft projec- 
tions obitru& any farther view. Wald 
groups of trees almoft cover thefe foliiary 
dwellings, and heighten the interett of the 
{cene. Efoncied that few of the nume- 
rous vifitorsof the lakes reached this {pot 5 
but one of its inhabitan’s affired me there 
was © A terrible deal o’ qualisy o” late 1" 
I longed for time to trace the wild a lirtle 
farther, but we were cbliged toreiurn, for 
we had left thofe at Lodoar whom we 
wifhed not to involve indampsand night, 
and we had to repais the lake. Ihe 
evening was cloudy, the water finely egi- 
taced, and the furiounding mountains par- 
tialiy throuded in clouds, whofe tefletioa 
threw a deep and interefting gloom over 
the undulating waves. We begged tote 
landed 
