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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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Friday,
August
19th.--Open
country
for
a
considerable
way.
Passed
through
the
village
of
Thornhill,
built
by
the
Duke
of
Oueensberry;
the
"brother-houses"
so
small
that
they
might
have
been
built
to
stamp
a
character
of
insolent
pride
on
his
own
huge
mansion
of
Drumlanrigg,
which
is
full
in
view
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
Nith.
This
mansion
is
indeed
very
large;
but
to
us
it
appeared
like
a
gathering
together
of
little
things.
The
roof
is
broken
into
a
hundred
pieces,
cupolas,
etc.,
in
the
shape
of
casters,
conjuror's
balls,
cups,
and
the
like.
The
situation
would
be
noble
if
the
woods
had
been
left
standing;
but
they
have
been
cut
down
not
long
ago,
and
the
hills
above
and
below
the
house
are
quite
bare.
About
a
mile
and
a
half
from
Drumlanrigg
is
a
turnpike
gate
at
the
top
of
a
hill.
We
left
our
car
with
the
man,
and
turned
aside
into
a
field
where
we
looked
down
upon
the
Nith,
which
runs
far
below
in
a
deep
and
rocky
channel;
the
banks
woody;
the
view
pleasant
down
the
river
towards
Thornhill,
an
open
country--corn
fields,
pastures,
and
scattered
trees.
Returned
to
the
turnpike
house,
a
cold
spot
upon
a
common,
black
cattle
feeding
close
to
the
door.
Our
road
led
us
down
the
hill
to
the
side
of
the
Nith,
and
we
travelled
along
its
banks
for
some
miles.
Here
were
clay
cottages
perhaps
every
half
or
quarter
of
a
mile.
The
bed
of
the
stream
rough
with
rocks;
banks
irregular,
now
woody,
now
bare;
here
a
patch
of
broom,
there
of
corn,
then
of
pasturage;
and
hills
green
or
heathy
above.
We
were
to
have
given
our
horse
meal
and
water
at
a
public-house
in
one
of
the
hamlets
we
passed
through,
but
missed
the
house,
for,
as
is
common
in
Scotland,
it
was
without
a
sign-board.
Travelled
on,
still
beside
the
Nith,
till
we
came
to
a
turnpike
house,
which
stood
rather
high
on
the
hill-side,
and
from
the
door
we
looked
a
long
way
up
and
down
the
river.
The
air
coldish,
the
wind
strong.
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