Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire: illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield: accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed a memoir of the poet's life . rrounded the mansion. This he describesas the residence of one of the characters intro-duced into the tale before mentioned, and hasprobably taken up his ideas of the ancient hos-pitahty of the place from some tradition still extantin the neighbourhood: his kitchen smoke, That from the towring rookery upward broke,Of joyful import to the poor hard by,Streamd a glad sign of hospitality. The view of Fakeniiam from Euston
Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire: illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield: accompanied with descriptions: to which is annexed a memoir of the poet's life . rrounded the mansion. This he describesas the residence of one of the characters intro-duced into the tale before mentioned, and hasprobably taken up his ideas of the ancient hos-pitahty of the place from some tradition still extantin the neighbourhood: his kitchen smoke, That from the towring rookery upward broke,Of joyful import to the poor hard by,Streamd a glad sign of hospitality. The view of Fakeniiam from Euston Parkwas taken near the darksome copse that whis-pered on the hill, and presents the White ParkGate through which the terror-struck villager fledwhen pursued by the long-eared apparition. Loud fell the gate against the post, Her heart-strings like to crack,For much she feard the grisly ghost Would leap upon her back. 40 DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENERY, S^c. The house, seen on the right in the distance, isthe Parsonage, inhabited by the Rev. R. Fellowes,curate of this parish, a gentleman of great hteraryreputation, of benevolent manners, and much es-teemed by his >.S I i ( 11, //i/r SeatofCapcl Crflt ^ DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENERY, i;c. 41 TROSTON HALL. Tins seat is the neat retirement of Capel Lofft,Esq., to whom the Pubhc are in a great measureindebted for their knowledge of the FarmersBoy. The proprietor has been at considerablepains to make every appendage consistent withhis own peculiar taste; to this end he has inscribedalmost every tree in his garden and its vicinityto names of classic celebrity, such as Homer, De-mosthenes, Cicero, Milton, Cowley, and manyothers : the large elm in the foreground of theView is called the Evelyn Elm, in memory of theantiquary and planter of that name. And tocommemorate a visit to Troston Hall by the cele-brated philanthropist Howard, in the year 1786,a Laurel was planted which now bears his horsechesnut tre
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