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through whose park we strolled towards the cele- brated water-falls in it, amused with occasional views of Ambleside, the rich country on this side of it, and the grand lake of Windermere beyond. Following a path that accompanied the impetuous mountain-torrent called the Scarsdale, which pours through a series of rocky cauldron.-: formed by its own fury, we reached at length the h^er iw\\ of little consequence in itself, but rendered highly picturesque by the surrounding scenery; and pre- sently after mounted to the upper one, less pleasing from its being less concealed. But these are very inferior to the cascade below the house, to which we were now introduced by a path that passed the mansion, dipped into a deep shade ol firs, and turn- ing suddenly to the left, brought us to an old stone cottage, the door of which being opened, we disco- vered, through a large square ..indow, a waterfall oi crreat beautv. Under the eye is a deep r; .,: hedged in by a lofty lace of rock gracefully u ed :?>; trees; before is a large sheet o! v..uer., into !!. eh amble the whole contents or ; - \ J de-^ec k, >! >u - down a rugged precipice oi i ; v';. ', Iwc-itj fee! Jeep, over whose brow is a ru ' to .? bridge of one arch striding across v; ! rr-'i '<_. ;;:..! w.rm::'^ a part of the turnpike-road l>\ ,; im scene is efle uaii " r: ' "<:'.! rr-u?

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