IV.
My Soul was grateful for delight That wore a threatening brow; A veil is lifted — can she slight The scene that opens now? Though habitation none appear, The greenness tells, man must be there; The shelter — that the perspective Is of the clime in which we live; Where Toil pursues his daily round; Where Pity sheds sweet tears, and Love, In woodbine bower or birchen grove, Inflicts his tender wound. — Who comes not hither ne’er shall know How beautiful the world below; Nor can he guess how lightly leaps The brook adown the rocky steeps. Farewell, thou desolate Domain! Hope, pointing to the cultured Plain, Carols like a shepherd boy; And who is she? — Can that be Joy! Who, with a sun-beam for her guide, Smoothly skims the meadows wide; While Faith, from yonder opening cloud, To hill and vale proclaims aloud, ‘Whate’er the weak may dread, the wicked dare, Thy lot, O man, is good, thy portion fair!’
The Publishers, with permission of the Author, have added the following
ITINERARY OF THE LAKES, FOR THE USE OF TOURISTS.
STAGES.
MILES.
Lancaster to Kendal, by Kirkby Lonsdale
30
Lancaster to Kendal, by Burton
22
Lancaster to Kendal, by Milnthorpe
21
Lancaster to Ulverston, over Sands
21
Lancaster to Ulverston, by Levens Bridge
35½
Ulverston to Hawkshead, by Coniston Water Head
19
Ulverston to Bowness, by Newby Bridge
17
Hawkshead to Ambleside
5
Hawkshead to Bowness
6
Kendal to Ambleside
14
Kendal to Ambleside, by Bowness
15
From and back to Ambleside round the two Langdales
18
Ambleside to Ullswater
10
Ambleside to Keswick
16¼
Keswick to Borrowdale, and round the Lake
12
Keswick to Borrowdale and Buttermere
23
Keswick to Wastdale and Calder Bridge
27
Calder Bridge to Buttermere and Keswick
29
Keswick, round Bassenthwaite Lake
18
Keswick to Patterdale, Pooley Bridge, and Penrith
38
Keswick to Pooley Bridge and Penrith
24
Keswick to Penrith
17½
Whitehaven to Keswick
27
Workington to Keswick
21
Excursion from Penrith to Hawes Water
27
Carlisle to Penrith
18
Penrith to Kendal
26
Inns and Public Houses, when not mentioned, are marked thus*
LANCASTER To KENDAL, by Kirkby Lonsdale, 30 miles.
MILES.
MILES.
5
Caton
5
2
Claughton
7
2
Hornby*
9
2
Melling
11
2
Tunstall
13
2
Burrow
15
2
Kirkby Lonsdale
17
13
Kendal
30
INNS — Lancaster: King’s Arms, Commercial Inn, Royal Oak. Kirkby Lonsdale: Rose and Crown, Green Dragon.
LANCASTER to KENDAL, by Burton, 21¾ miles.
10¾
Burton
10¾
4¾
Crooklands
15½
½
End Moor*
16
5¾
Kendal
21¾
INNS: Kendal: King’s Arms, Commercial Inn. Burton: Royal Oak, King’s Arms.
LANCASTER to KENDAL, by Milnthorpe, 21¼ miles.
2¾
Slyne*
2¾
1¼
Bolton-le-Sands*
4
2
Carnforth*
6
2
Junction of the Milnthorpe and Burton roads
8
4
Hale*
12
½
Beethom*
12½
1¼
Milnthorpe
13¾
1¼
Heversham*
15
1½
Levens-Bridge
16½
4¾
Kendal
21¼
INN — Milnthorpe: Cross Keys.
LANCASTER to ULVERSTON, over Sands, 21 miles.
3½
Hest Bank*
3½
¼
Lancaster Sands
3¾
9
Kent’s Bank
12¾
1
Lower Allithwaite
13¾
1¼
Flookburgh*
15
¾
Cark
15¾
¼
Leven Sands
16
5
Ulverston
21
INNS — Ulverston: Sun Inn, Bradyll’s Arms.
LANCASTER to ULVERSTON, by Levens-Bridge, 35½ miles.
12
Hale*
12
½
Beethom*
12½
1¼
Milnthorpe
13¾
1¼
Heversham*
15
2¾
Levens-Bridge
16½
4
Witherslack*
20½
3
Lindal*
23
2
Newton*
25
2
Newby-Bridge*
27½
2
Low Wood
29½
3
Greenodd
32½
3
Ulverston
35½
ULVERSTON to HAWKSHEAD, by Coniston Water-Head, 19 miles.
6
Lowick-Bridge
6
2
Nibthwaite
8
8
Coniston Water-Head*
16
3
Hawkshead
19
INN — Hawkshead: Red Lion.
ULVERSTON to BOWNESS, by Newby-Bridge, 16 miles.
3
Greenodd
3
3
Low Wood
6
2
Newby-Bridge
8
8
Bowness
16
INNS — Bowness: White Lion, Crown Inn.
HAWKSHEAD to AMBLESIDE, 5 miles.
HAWKSHEAD to BOWNESS, 5½ miles.
2
Sawrey
2
2
Windermere-ferry*
4
1½
Bowness
5½
KENDAL to AMBLESIDE, 13½ miles.
5
Staveley*
5
1½
Ings Chapel
6½
2
Orrest-head
8½
1½
Troutbeck-Bridge*
10
2
Low Wood Inn
12
1½
Ambleside
13½
INNS — Ambleside: Salutation Hotel, Commercial Inn.
KENDAL to AMBLESIDE, by Bowness, 15 miles.
4
Crook*
4
> 2
Gilpin-Bridge*
6
3
Bowness
9
2½
Troutbeck-Bridge
11½
2
Low Wood Inn
13½
1½
Ambleside
15
A Circuit from and back to AMBLESIDE, by Little and Great Langdale, 18 miles.
3
Skelwith-Bridge*
3
2
Colwith Cascade
5
3
Blea Tarn
8
3
Dungeon Ghyll
11
2
Langdale Chapel Stile*
13
5
By High Close and Rydal to Ambleside
18
AMBLESIDE to ULLSWATER, 10 miles.
4
Top of Kirkstone
4
3
Kirkstone Foot
7
3
Inn at Patterdale
10
AMBLESIDE to KESWICK, 16¼ miles.
1½
Rydal
1½
3½
Swan, Grassmere*
5
2
Dunmail Raise
7
1¼
Nag’s Head, Wythburn
8¼
4
Smalthwaite-Bridge
12¼
3
Castlerigg
15¼
1
Keswick
16¼
EXCURSIONS FROM KESWICK.
INNS — Keswick: Royal Oak, Queen’s Head.
To BORROWDALE, and ROUND THE LAKE, 12 miles.
2
Barrow House
2
1
Lowdore
3
1
Grange
4
1
Bowder Stone
5
1
Return to Grange
6
4½
Portinscale
10½
1½
Keswick
12
To BORROWDALE and BUTTERMERE.
5
Bowder Stone
5
1
Rosthwaite
6
2
Seatoller
8
4
Gatesgarth
12
2
Buttermere*
14
9
Keswick, by Newlands
23
Two Days’ Excursion to WASTDALE, ENNERDALE, and LOWES-WATER.
First Day.
6
Rosthwaite
6
2
Seatoller
8
1
Seathwaite
9
3
Sty-head
12
2
Wastdale-head
14
6
Strands,* Nether Wastdale
20
4
Gosforth*
24
3
Calder-Bridge*
27
Second Day.
7
Ennerdale-Bridge
7
3
Lamplugh Cross*
10
4
Lowes-Water
14
2
Scale-hill*
16
4
Buttermere*
20
9
Keswick
29
KESWICK round BASSENTHWAITE WATER.
8
Peel Wyke*
8
1
Ouse-Bridge
9
1
Castle Inn
10
3
Bassenthwaite Sandbed
13
5
Keswick
18
KESWICK to PATTERDALE, and by Pooley-Bridge to PENRITH.
10
Springfield*
10
7
Gowbarrow Park
17
5
Patterdale*
22
10
Pooley — Bridge* through Gowbarrow Park
32
6
Penrith
38
INNS — Penrith: Crown Inn, the George.
KESWICK to POOLEY-BRIDGE and PENRITH.
12
Penruddock*
12
3
Dacre*
15
3
Pooley-Bridge
18
6
Penrith
24
KESWICK to PENRITH, 17½ miles.
4
Threlkeld*
4
7½
Penruddock
11½
3½
Stainton*
15
2½
Penrith
17½
WHITEHAVEN to KESWICK, 27 miles.
2
Moresby
2
2
Distington
4
2
Winscales
6
3
Little Clifton
9
5
Cockermouth
14
2½
Embleton
16½
6½
Thornthwaite
23
4
Keswick
27
INNS — Whitehaven: Black Lion, Golden Lion, the Globe. Cockermouth: The Globe, the Sun.
WORKINGTON to KESWICK, 21 miles.
The road joins that from Whitehaven to Keswick 4 miles from Workington.
INNS — Workington: Green Dragon, New Crown, King’s Arms.
Excursion from PENRITH to HAWESWATER.
5
Lowther, or Askham*
5
7
By Bampton* to Haweswater
12
4
Return by Butterswick
16
5
Over Moor Dovack to Pooley
21
6
By Dalemain to Penrith
27
CARLISLE to PENRITH, 18 miles.
2½
Carlton*
2½
7
Low Hesket*
9½
1½
High Hesket*
11
2
Plumpton*
13
5
Penrith
18
INNS — Carlisle: The Bush Coffee-House, King’s Arms.
PENRITH to KENDAL, 26 miles.
1
Eamont-Bridge*
1
1½
Clifton*
2½
2
Hackthorpe*
4½
5¾
Shap
10¼
6¾
Hawse Foot*
17
4
Plough Inn*
21
2½
Skelsmergh Stocks*
23½
2½
Kendal
26
INNS — Shap: Greyhound, King’s Arms.
KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY.
TWO LETTERS
RE-PRINTED FROM THE MORNING POST.
REVISED, WITH ADDITIONS.
SONNET ON THE PROJECTED KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY.
Is then no nook of English ground secure From rash assault? Schemes of retirement sown In youth, and mid the busy world kept pure As when their earliest flowers of hope were blown, Must perish; — how can th
ey this blight endure? And must he too the ruthless change bemoan Who scorns a false utilitarian lure Mid his paternal fields at random thrown? Baffle the threat, bright Scene, from Orrest-head Given to the pausing traveller’s rapturous glance: Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romance Of nature; and, if human hearts be dead, Speak, passing winds; ye torrents, with your strong And constant voice, protest against the wrong.
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