. The earth and its inhabitants .. . TH OF ENGLAND. 281 The torrents which run down the impermeable sides of these craggy moun-tains are the feeders of lakes which occupy deep cavities, reaching in severalinstances below the level of the sea. A slight subsidence of the land wouldconvert these lakes into lochs or firths, such as we see at the present day alongthe coast of Scotland, and it is the opinion of geologists that previously to thelast upheaval of the land they actually were firths, and ramified in the samemanner as Morecambe Bay does to the present day. But it is not their geologicalge
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . TH OF ENGLAND. 281 The torrents which run down the impermeable sides of these craggy moun-tains are the feeders of lakes which occupy deep cavities, reaching in severalinstances below the level of the sea. A slight subsidence of the land wouldconvert these lakes into lochs or firths, such as we see at the present day alongthe coast of Scotland, and it is the opinion of geologists that previously to thelast upheaval of the land they actually were firths, and ramified in the samemanner as Morecambe Bay does to the present day. But it is not their geologicalgenesis which renders these lakes so great an attraction. They are one of theglories of England not only because they are filled with translucent water,reflecting the islets which stud and the crags which enclose them, and are fringedwith rich meadow lands backed by woods, but also because of their associationwith the poets who have sung their beauties. The lakes of Cumberland have Fig. 139.—The Cumbrian 1 : 700, Depth under 5|Fathoms.
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