Friday, 29.--We viewed the improvements of that active and useful man, the late Duke
of Cumberland. The most remarkable work is the triangular tower which he built on the
edge of Windsor Park. It is surrounded with shrubberies and woods, having some straight,
some serpentine, walks in them, and commands a beautiful prospect all three ways: a very
extensive one to the southwest. In the lower part is an alcove which must be extremely
pleasant in a summer evening. There is a little circular projection at each corner, one of
which is filled by a geometrical staircase; the other two contain little apartments, one of
which is a study. I was agreeably surprised to find many of the books not only religious, but
admirably well chosen. Perhaps the great man spent many hours here, with only Him that
seeth in secret; and who can say how deep that change went, which was so discernible in
the latter part of his life?
The Journal of John Wesley
The Journal of John Wesley
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