Lady Fitzgerald as described to me by Lady Beaumont.
223. *Sonnet XVIIII. 'Rotha! my spiritual child,' &c.
Rotha, the daughter of my son-in-law Mr. Quillinan.
224. The Rotha. 'The peaceful mountain stream,' &c.
The river Rotha, that flows into Windermere from the Lakes of Grasmere and Rydal.
225. *Sonnet XIX. 'Miserrimus.'
Many conjectures have been formed as to the person who lies under this stone. Nothing appears to be known for a certainty. ?The Rev. Mr. Morris, a Nonconformist, a sufferer for conscience' sake; a worthy man, who having been deprived of his benefice after the accession of William III, lived to an old age in extreme destitution, on the alms of charitable Jacobites.
226. *Sonnet XX. 'While poring,' &c.
My attention to these antiquities was directed by Mr. Walker, son to the itinerant Eidouranian philosopher. The beautiful pavement was discovered within a few yards of the front door of his parsonage, and appeared (from the site in full view of several hills upon which there had formerly been Roman encampments) as if it might have been the villa of the commander of the forces; at least such was Mrs. W.'s conjecture.