To the east of the park a series of parallel roads, named after former British governors, are lined with beautiful bungalows embowered in trees.
On the north side, embowered in palm trees, is a great statue of Columbus, at whose feet kneels the figure of America.
Here and there, as we ascended, we passed a house embowered in white roses.
This lake collects waters by the Brathay from Langdale, the head of which, between Bow Fell and Langdale Pikes (2401 ft.), is very fine; and by the Rothay from Dunmail Raise and the small lakes of Grasmere and Rydal Water, embowered in woods.
The houses being seemingly embowered in the luxuriant verdure of the Sahel, the effect is imposing and picturesque, and has given rise to the Arab comparison of the town to a diamond set in an emerald frame.