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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Dorothy Wordsworth
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We
had
to
climb
right
up
the
hill,
which
is
very
steep,
and,
when
close
under
it,
seemed
to
be
high,
but
we
soon
reached
the
top,
and
when
we
were
there
had
lost
sight
of
the
lake;
and
now
our
road
was
over
a
moor,
or
rather
through
a
wide
moorland
hollow.
Having
gone
a
little
way,
we
saw
before
us,
at
the
distance
of
about
half
a
mile,
a
very
large
stone
building,
a
singular
structure,
with
a
high
wall
round
it,
naked
hill
above,
and
neither
field
nor
tree
near;
but
the
moor
was
not
overgrown
with
heath
merely,
but
grey
grass,
such
as
cattle
might
pasture
upon.
We
could
not
conjecture
what
this
building
was;
it
appeared
as
if
it
had
been
built
strong
to
defend
it
from
storms;
but
for
what
purpose?
William
called
out
to
us
that
we
should
observe
that
place
well,
for
it
was
exactly
like
one
of
the
spittals
of
the
Alps,
built
for
the
reception
of
travellers,
and
indeed
I
had
thought
it
must
be
so
before
he
spoke.
This
building,
from
its
singular
structure
and
appearance,
made
the
place,
which
is
itself
in
a
country
like
Scotland
nowise
remarkable,
take
a
character
of
unusual
wildness
and
desolation--this
when
we
first
came
in
view
of
it;
and
afterwards,
when
we
had
passed
it
and
looked
back,
three
pyramidal
mountains
on
the
opposite
side
of
Loch
Lomond
terminated
the
view,
which
under
certain
accidents
of
weather
must
be
very
grand.
Our
Highland
companion
had
not
English
enough
to
give
us
any
information
concerning
this
strange
building;
we
could
only
get
from
her
that
it
was
a
"large
house,"
which
was
plain
enough.
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