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a broad and tranquil sheet of water over a pebbly bed. The house, a rich depot of ancient Roman altars, and other pieces of sculpture, dug upon the spot, (formerly a Roman station) and good paint- ings, is well worth seeing.

Longtown, the most northern town in Cumber- land, shortly afterwards received us; whose mus- lin manufactures assist the powers of female charms, by the elegant articles produced at their looms. Here we lost the Esk, and a road good, but tame, led us through a flat rich country to merry Carlisle, equally celebrated in British, Ro- man, and Monkish story.

Your's, &c.

R. W.

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