Coaching days and coaching ways . fied perhaps by a view of Calcott House,which formed a grateful background to the scene, toldthe lady that he preferred to wed her than to try herskill. Upon which in the twinkling of an eye he foundhimself Clothed in rich attire Not inferior to a squire — in fact master of Calcott. Fortunate man ; romantictimes, say I. They were only so far back as 1712. Two miles beyond Calcott the Bath Road runs throughTheale, where on the Old Angel inn the travellerseyes at least may be feasted. And in this neighbour-hood, the memory of Pope once more adds lustre to theway
Coaching days and coaching ways . fied perhaps by a view of Calcott House,which formed a grateful background to the scene, toldthe lady that he preferred to wed her than to try herskill. Upon which in the twinkling of an eye he foundhimself Clothed in rich attire Not inferior to a squire — in fact master of Calcott. Fortunate man ; romantictimes, say I. They were only so far back as 1712. Two miles beyond Calcott the Bath Road runs throughTheale, where on the Old Angel inn the travellerseyes at least may be feasted. And in this neighbour-hood, the memory of Pope once more adds lustre to theway. For at Ufton Nervet lived Arabella Fermor, theBelinda of The Rape of the Lock. Arabella must havepassed down the road many a time on her way fromUfton to Hampton Court. Where mighty Anna, whom three realms obey,Doth sometimes counsel take and sometimes tea, perhaps in the society of her celebrator ; for Pope him-self was frequently a visitor at Ufton. Many of his 32 COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS neighbourhood, / ?Jm?3mi>. most delightful letters are dated from there—letters inwhich he gives charming sketches of English countrylife in the last century, and paints the old house for us,with its haunted staircase, secret chambers, formalgardens, and the raised terrace behind it where Arabellamust often have walked. Bucklebury, in the immediate is associated with even greater names. This was the countryseat of Bolingbrokethe magnificent. Herethe great statesmanwho was half HoraceM and half the elder Pitt,forgot the distractionsof political intrigue inthe smiles of Bur-gundy and the calmpleasures of countrylife. Bucklebury washis Sabine farm. Herehe played the fancyfarmer and gatheredround him the finestintellects of the was a constantvisitor, and in a verydelightful letter toStella, he has drawnMr. Secretary for usas the perfect countrygentleman, smokinghis tobacco with one or two neighbours inquiringafter the wheat in such a field, visiting his houndsand callin
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