. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . I rs P^ X I* 1 %-y n- aySj ■II h V 1 it ^ ^ ■ 111 m r,j. inni T H 1f Ml ■IBB The beauties of England, t64 The environs of Matlock Bath are equal, if not fuperior innatural beauty to any of the mod finifhed places in the form a winding vale of about three miles, through whichthe river Derwent runs ; the courfe extremely various ; infomeplaces the breadth is confiderable,
. A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial .. . I rs P^ X I* 1 %-y n- aySj ■II h V 1 it ^ ^ ■ 111 m r,j. inni T H 1f Ml ■IBB The beauties of England, t64 The environs of Matlock Bath are equal, if not fuperior innatural beauty to any of the mod finifhed places in the form a winding vale of about three miles, through whichthe river Derwent runs ; the courfe extremely various ; infomeplaces the breadth is confiderable, the ftream fmooth ; in othersit breaks upon the rocks and falls over the fragments ; befidesforming feveral flight cafcades. The boundaries of the vale, arecultivated hills on one fide, and very bold rocks with pendantwoods on the other. The beft tour of the place is to crofs theriver ne^r the turnpike, and then take the winding path up therock, which leads you to the range of fields at the top, boundedthis way by the precipice; along which is a mod delightful walk,and indeed it has been fuppofed to be the fineft natural terrace inthe world. At the top, you may turn to the left, till you cometo the projecting point, called Hag-rock. From this fpot you*have a p
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