Alexander Pope in Sherborne, Dorset, 1724

Fascinating account of Pope's visit to Sherborne Castle and gardens in 1724.

From his correspondence

See his letter to Mrs Martha Blount, of June 22

See also Open Plaques:

Pope "was so impressed with the gardens that he wrote a long description of them. He particularly liked the shaded walk to the 'venerable broken walls' of the Old Castle by the river, the 'natural cascade, with never-ceasing murmurs' and the views of the 'glimmering waters'. Here there was a 'rustic seat of stone, flagged and rough, with two urns in the same rude taste upon pedestals on each side'."