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BEAUTIES OF SCOTLAND.
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To Greeta-bridge, 14 miles; the George inn very good.

To Brough, 18 miles; the inn very bad indeed.

To Crackenthorpe, 10 miles.

To Penrith, 12 miles; the Crown, an excellent inn.

To Carlisle, 18 miles; the Bush, a good inn.

Between Penrith and Carlisle, do not fail seeing the Nunnery, a beautiful romantic place. A mile before you enter Penrith, by the Brough road, observe as you cross the rivers there, King Arthur's famous Round Table. The views about that spot are all fine.

To Long-town, 10 miles; a very good inn.

To Langholm, 14 miles; the inn too bad to sleep at.

Admire the banks of the river Esk; and stay long enough to see the beauties of Langholm, and the Duke of Buccleugh's lodge, by which the Esk runs; and the Ewes river joins it near the bridge.

To Hawick, 22 miles; observe the road all the way, it is beautifully romantic. At Mosspole, the half-way house, no horses are kept, nor can you get any thing there, for those in your