Written at Rydal Mount. See also "<A HREF="/145/ww743.html">Wishing-gate Destroyed</a>."
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        In the vale of Grasmere, by the side of the old high-way leading 
      to Ambleside, is a gate, which time out of mind, has been called 
      the Wishing-gate, from a belief that wishes formed or indulged 
      there have a favourable issue.