Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment (1900)
Leyland, John, 1857?-1924, ed, Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933, ed, Country Life Limited · London, The Offices of "Country life illustrated": George Newnes, Ltd., New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 98
hment betweenJohn Manners and Dorothy Vernon was a secret one, or atleast that their meeting was under her fathers ban. Thestory goes that the ardent lover haunted the neighbouringwoods disguised as a forester or hunter, in the hope of gaininga sight of his lady, or a stolen interview, or a note… … -r o O LU _l-J o D 50 GARDENS OLD AND NEW. sister. John Manners had horses near, and Dorothy stoledown the steps from the Ante-room and along tha terrace towhere he was waiting. The sound of their horses hoofs wasdrowned in the noise of the revelry, and ater galloping allnight they reached Aylston,…
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