Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . Having lived in it for close upon twenty-one years, howcould 1 help but love it ? Yet, to describe it, to bring it beforeyou, seems almost an impossibility, but it must be Garden, then, may be said to be divided, into ten parts, byhedges of yew, holly, box, privet and hornbeam. It is sur-rounded entirely by red brick walls, which walls are almost cov-ered by flowering creepers of every sort and kind. Stepping out ofthe door throughy the vine, we lookthrough a vista ofarches covered withivy. In the centreof this garden —which
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . Having lived in it for close upon twenty-one years, howcould 1 help but love it ? Yet, to describe it, to bring it beforeyou, seems almost an impossibility, but it must be Garden, then, may be said to be divided, into ten parts, byhedges of yew, holly, box, privet and hornbeam. It is sur-rounded entirely by red brick walls, which walls are almost cov-ered by flowering creepers of every sort and kind. Stepping out ofthe door throughy the vine, we lookthrough a vista ofarches covered withivy. In the centreof this garden —which is laid out infour sets of formalbeds — is a largestone vase, and oneither side are arches over which are trained Noisette roses—red,white and pink. In these arches the doves, which tly aboutthe garden, and are so tame as to eat out of the hand, build theirnests. In the wall on the right hand there is a small room attachedto an open-air bath, which was made in 173^, as is testified bythe following letter, which is addressed to The Reverend THE ROSE WALK
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