Highways and byways in Surrey . rd, but asSwifts Stella she lives in the story of sad and mysteriouspassions with Heloise and Laura. Sir William Temple died in 1699, and was buried by hiswifes side in Westminster Abbey; all but his heart, and thatwas laid in a silver box under the sundial in his garden. Heleft his papers to Swift, who wrote that there had died withhim all that was good and amiable among men, and to proveit quarrelled acrimoniously with the family. Of another, gentler inmate of Moor Park we hear very fame was assured her when, as Dorothy Osborne, shehad waited seven
Highways and byways in Surrey . rd, but asSwifts Stella she lives in the story of sad and mysteriouspassions with Heloise and Laura. Sir William Temple died in 1699, and was buried by hiswifes side in Westminster Abbey; all but his heart, and thatwas laid in a silver box under the sundial in his garden. Heleft his papers to Swift, who wrote that there had died withhim all that was good and amiable among men, and to proveit quarrelled acrimoniously with the family. Of another, gentler inmate of Moor Park we hear very fame was assured her when, as Dorothy Osborne, shehad waited seven years to marry ^^illiam Temple, and hadsent to him, without an idea that they would reach an Englishpublic, some of the most graceful girlish letters everwritten. After her marriage she leaves the scene, or we seeher seldom. She corresponded with Queen Mary, but Swift has 46 THE PRIVILEGE OF WALKING little to tell us about her. She, at least, could never haveenraged him. Moor Park lies along the banks of the Wey, and through it. Stellas Cottaze. runs a drive open to foot passengers, but not to bicycles ordogs. Nearly at the end of the drive going towards Waverley IV THE WITCHS CAVE 47 Abbey is a curious cave, lined and roofed at the entrance withstone, and barred and gated and spilced with iron, evidently afit habitation, once upon a time, for a very witch-like oldwoman. The gates, or rather railings which do not open,must have been placed there many years ago, for no initialshave been carved, or at least none are visible, on the stone
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