Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
FAMOUS SCENES.
q CvcIoramic View of the Entire
English Lake Region.
KfSWICK AND ROUND ABOUT.
vbe Natchless Panorama that With the
rye of Fancy and Heart Of Memory Can
Re Seen and Felt from the Grim
Gid Skiddaw's Heights.
,...-.... rorrc- pondence Gazette.


,T-f-eEtire English lake region. With the
- rand prospect l have enjoyed from
u.ly-Iv n's summit, and the several ascents
.fc.ildaw have made, l feel safe IN as
- that there is not accessible in the
rJeIa world another so satisfying feast
Usual sense and mental delight.
Inc natural elements OF sublmty ana
t.1rI-y. diversified and blended splendldIy,
80 s..re.v here in a remarkable degree.
--.,s.aSd sweeter still. the heart and soul
t,rf!ad and uplifted through endless
~,--rf-i0ns have stood at the edge of
- and seen far over Calabrian Italy to
-. IS she sun disk burst above the
I,--r- sea. and the whole length Of Sicily
- zyast. when that mighty mountain s
-1a5a7. lav all that distance upon its dark
s.S refzrT valleys. Thrilling as is that
- il has in il, for the dolor
--s0, lations, indescribabe sad
fr the beholder. Here are
hurled cities; no dreadful history:
~ Malta aud brigandage; no tyranny OF
r.r and dread. Church spires WIN
.,t..r.y-quce and church towers with
,--ssls stand friendly side by side. Shin
40 GOWNS lie upon mountain sides, or
--.r.. the edge OF CLASSY fneres, in every
.. and token Of peace. Gray Old nam
ana veeiure-softened villages speck
.r.r. dales with hints of happiness in
,,.. And every Statesmen 5" ichencd
/.
..--- the braes OF fells, tell brave old tales
o.. ..I.n.rdeuce, home building labor and
-r-.g.ren content. No wonder the
.,- sang here in this grand,
BROAD PARADISE.
Economically speaking, the Lake dis
.., ,.rgDltsrs Cumberland Westmoreland
.,.-b. northern part Of Lincolnshire. II
5.s..s-r, between 100 and 200 mountains.
a. p.s- known Of these are Coniston, Old
r- -.af.L Pike, Crinkle Crags, Saddle
i... -rdda.y and Helvelyn. There are an
,.r..-.... other 'crags, 50 pixies and ''fellS'
-.,..r.. most equal these in heighth, and,
. ~. dmcut. frequently equal them IN
mprrs,ivrucss. The principal and
-...,r I-gawn lakes are Cllswater, Bas-
.a.0r.-tr Water, Derwentwater, Thirl-
r... lr.s-lugrc. Rydal Water, Winder-
.ra Couiston Water, Crummock Water.
.,-. Water, Vast Water, Clearwater
'r, B..--.rJnere These are exclusive of
.-.- many tiny lakes and countless tarns.
t..nf The latter lie beneath the shadows
rtr..asr. ID. crags, more than 2OO0 feet above
...s.a- Aside from these mountains and
.m. sa.y fifty noted dales: as many
.. .. Great beauty: several famous
..-.rf. and the quaint and beautiful
l.-l. u. Cu4i-tuu, B0wncSS, AmbleSide,
.r.auyr.. tockcruouth, Kendall. the Old
u.alrrt.Hn IF Peurith, Ut the eastern edge
e., r.r ra-ioH, and beautiful Keswicl, the
nuluH..su i the entire district.
-.u. knowledge OF local nomenclature IS
,...yi 20. d. srrugcr among English Lakes.
ur.. .a.... 10 the region has the terminal
.-sE.r" .r mere Thirlmerc, or Thor
as u.rr. Grasmrre, from the old Saxon
-i-e wine, the lake of the swine; and
IlGu.l.wa'rr. from the CambroCeltic
-.r.tar' beautiful; are sufficient for IL
.ran. The word holme is invariably
..n.ei rl the Islands Of the English Lakes,
... from The Danish '-hOlmi," a little
.-E. auar t4ru from the Morse '.tiorn,'
tins .lr is used TO define the silent pool
.t.u rla highest mountain sWailS and
e-s These are countless in the Lake
.a..l. in the nomenclature of mountains
urr curious derivatiouS. Skaw or
H. FROM tHr Danish "skoy," means u wood
! r---r... aua fell from the Danish ''fjald''
a.a-s " mountains. and provincial Eng
p. Tor any rocky. barren hill or height,
,as Saw Fell, the mountain of
forest. The word "fell' IS com
nI lie name of nearly
"E Cumbr.aa mountain. The deriva-
uaut pike" as m Langdale Pixies. Scav
Pike &C.. is not so clear. 1t is applied
j" ~ peaks OF great elevation and rugged
..........e, but there seems 10 be
ACuMOUS LINK
.."ra the term and the ancient fires
...at a1 .ayan heights for pagan worship
.'-.. Sears are broken, craggy
o.. . nr.rNitous mountain brOwS.
SEQ. b. ara lofty passes or dips in noun
a a--. between Ioftier heights. And
tE's. -s in Loughrgg, Latrigg and
.''". --. are riGrv SUBMITS the deriva-
0t ~" word being / suspect, from the
"rsh. he king or head. To |
q. a"-T.-.n The expectations of the beau !
.a. ......u streams and waterfalls are |
t. a.l often confusing. A gill or |
swift stream running through q |
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