OBSERVATIONS,

ON

SEVERAL PARTS OF ENGLAND,

PARTICULARLY THE

MOUNTAINS AND LAKES

OF

Cumberland and Westmoreland,

RELATIVE CHIEFLY TO

PICTURESQUE BEAUTY,

MADE IN THE YEAR 1772.

BY WILLIAM GILPIN, A. M.

PREBENDARY OF SALISBURY; AND VICAR OF BOLDRE IN
NEW-FOREST, NEAR LYMINGTON.

THE THIRD EDITION, IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.

LONDON:

'PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, STRAND.

BUTERMER lower lake. 1 — mountain of Grasmer. 3

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-account of an inundation. 4-description of the

vale of Lorton. difficulty of verbal description. 9

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difficulty alfo of picturefque description. 10 in what the

perfection of painting consists. II - why a sketch pleases,

14-a fuppofition of Mr. Burke's criticized. 15 dif-

ferent kinds of landscape require different modes of light.

17- description of a tempeftuous night in a mountainous

country, 20 images of the fame kind from Croma. 22.

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SECT. XVII.

Druid temple. 27-remarks on proper and improper,

fubjects for painting. 29 defcription of the vale of St.

John. 31- compared with the vale of Tempe. 33

violent inundation. 36 paffage over mountains. 38-

extenfive vale. 40 ideas of space, not always adapted

to little scenes. 40 — a road, and a river compared, as ob-

jects of beauty. 41-Wolf's-cragg, 42 remarks on

figures in landscape. 43.

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Mr. Burke's idea of the fublime criticized. 53 reflec-

tions on founds, (grand, or mufical,) as adapted to scenery.

58 Stibra-cragg. 63-village of Patterdale. 64- the

fimplicity of the country exemplified in an anecdote of a

clergyman. 65 the great mischief of introducing diffipa-

tion into it. 67.

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SECT. XIX.

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Defcription of Ullefwater under the circumftance of a

perfect calm. 72 description of a rocky pafs, called

Yew-cragg. 75 two circular vallies. 77 hill of Dun-

maller. 80 village of Water-mullock.

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81 view to-

wards Pooly-bridge. 82 effect of moonlight. 82-an

uncommon fish in Ullefwater. 83 -Dacre-caftle. 84

Penrith-castle, and beacon. 85 town of Penrith. 86

Inglewood foreft. 87 story of bishop Nicolson, 88

Roman works at Plumpton, and Ragmire. 89 -

to Carlisle. 90.

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approach

caftle. 101-infcription at Chalk-cliff. ΙΟΙ -

castle. 102 Warwick. 107.

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SECT. XXI.

112

Description of Brugh-marfh. 109 - death of Edward I.

view from Stanwix-bank. 114

114 Naworth-castle.

115-Lord William Howard. 116 - abbey of Lanercost.

118 rivers characterized. 120

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caftle. 121.

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defcription of Scaleby-

Netherby. 127- ancient ftate of the borders. 128-

present ftate 129 account of the over-flowing of Sol-

way-mofs. 133-methods taken to clear it. 143.

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Vale of Lowther. 145 Brougham-caftle. 145-

Clifton. 146 Lowther-hall. 147 Appelby-caftle.

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147 - obfervations on fmaller objects, detached from

larger. 148 account of the celebrated Lady Dowager

Pembroke. 149.

S E C T. XXIV.

Obfervations on a formal piece of ground near Brugh.

165

Brugh-caftle. 166 - remarks on the colouring of

nature. 167 Bowes-caftle. 168

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story of

the various picturefque diftances it affords. 171

king James I. 172 - Leeming-lane. 173.

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