GRASMERE,-WESTMORLAND. The lovers of picturesque scenery have already been gratified with a view of Grasmere Lake and Village, taken from the south. The present illustration exhibits the "form and feature" of this lovely spot when surveyed from the east. "Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view? The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valley warm and low; The windy summit wild and high, The naked rock, the shady bower!" Natural beauty, unlike to artificial, does not altogether depend for effect on the point of view from which it is seen. Under different aspects, the prospect will assume an appearance more or less striking; but from what position soever the spectator may survey the scene, he will discover "a glowing beauty," a glowing beauty," an "untired variety.” The vale of Grasmere terminates in two upland valleys: one rises with a long ascent into a slack, leading to the vale of Wythburn; and the other runs up into the heart of the Langdale Fells. A number of pleasing residences lie at the foot of the hills; one of which was formerly inhabited by WORDSWORTH-Wordsworth! a name hallowed by piety, by moral worth, by "heavenly minstrelsy !" "How beautiful is genius, when combin'd With holiness! Oh! how divinely sweet The tones of earthly harp, whose chords are touched By the soft hand of Piety, and hung "Thou didst despise To win the ear of this degenerate age The Western boundary of Grasmere is formed by "the rugged hills of Silver How," and the lofty range of Fairfield. The single island of this beautiful lake, covered with verdure, and partially wooded, is a prominent feature in our view. X KIRKBY-LONSDALE BRIDGE,-WESTMORLAND. The town of Kirkby-Lonsdale is pleasantly situated on the west bank of the Lune, fifteen miles north-north-east of Lancaster. The singular construction of this bridge renders it an object of great curiosity; and when viewed in connexion with the river and valley of the Lune, it forms one of the most romantic prospects on which the eye can dwell. It is composed of three beautifully ribbed arches; the centre one rising to the height of thirty-six feet above the stream. Antiquity has cast her veil over this erection, and a consequent obscurity envelopes its history. If, however, we may rely on popular tradition, the building is to be ascribed to an unmentionable personage; of whom it is said, "that he built the bridge one windy night, and that, in fetching the stones from a distance, he let fall the last apron-full as he flew over a fell hard by." This historical fact accounts for the huge blocks of stone found in various parts of the neighbouring moors. "The bridge is a long, firm, and handsome structure, but so narrow as almost to deserve the taunt cast upon the "auld brig of Ayr”— "Where twa wheelbarrows trembled when they met :" at least, no two carriages of a larger size can pass each other; but, for the security of foot passengers, there are angular recesses in the battlements, corresponding with the projecting piers." The river Lune, which is here of considerable width, winds through the bottom of the valley, and is overshadowed by the trees that grow upon its banks. The current passes over a rocky bed; and huge blocks, overgrown with moss, rise up in the midst of the stream. The water is clear to a great depth, and is plentifully stocked with trout and salmon. In this rich and lonely seclusion, the angler may sit and watch the gilded fly with a devotion worthy of Davy or Walton. NAWORTH CASTLE,-CUMBERLAND. Naworth Castle, the baronial mansion of the barony of Gilsland, seated amidst lofty trees, in a verdant park, on the south side of the Irthing, is distant two miles and a half, east by north, from Brampton. This unique specimen of feudal architecture consists of two lofty towers, connected by masses of masonry, enclosing a quadrangular court; and retains the character which distinguished it when occupied by Lord William Howard, celebrated in the "Lay of the Last Minstrel," as "Belted Will." His apartments and furniture, together with his |