William Gilpin and picturesque unsociability [ Art and Literature ]
… Lady Llanover (London, R. Bentley, 1861-1862), vol. 6, p. 86. I am obliged to see more company than I wish: but I have a kind friend, who manages things dexterously for me. I commonly sit in my bow-windowed parlour below stairs, and all … He neither gave, nor received invitations to dinner. He was surrounded by rich neighbours, who were continually making handsome entertainments. He was glad to receive a friend at dinner in a family way; or a neighbour to drink tea: but … mention: ‘Vicar's Hill, Aug. 18, 1803. ‘These two volumes […] belong to my grandson William Gilpin of Cheam.’ It is a kind of illustrated catalogue or dictionary containing different types of horses and fowl. A headmaster preparing his …
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