Excerpt from Newstead Abbey: Its Present Owner, With Reminiscences of Lord Byron Merrie; Sherwood was in its prime, long before Byron had cast his hallowed stole around the spot. It stands at the entrance to the carnage road leading to the Abbey, and has witnessed the denuding of the ancient forest trees around it. It was only saved from the destroying hand of the Wicked Lord, - as his great uncle was termed - by the libeiality of several gentlemen of Nottingham and Mansfield, who pur chased it from him out of pure veneration, and in order to p1event it sha1 mg the fate which-he ruthlessly dealt out to hundreds of its noble and majestic brethren The growth of this tree has been extremely beautiful, as if conscious of the dignity of its position, whether as it regards the classical and beauteous domain to which it stands sentinel, its gigantic pl opo1 tions, its symmetrical shape, or the extent of its spreading branches. Leaving the turnpike road, the path leads through a portion of the park for about a mile, and affords a striking contrast to the scene which grandly bursts upon the sight, as we approach the venerable pile. Upon the right there is a splendid sheet of water, fringed by young woods, numerous aquatic wild fowl gaily disporting themselves on its surface. A romantic waterfall, the ruins of a rustic mill, the ivy-mantled abbey, and the richly-wooded country around, completes a picture of nu l'ivalled loveliness, andone of the most charming prospects that ever poet's fancy fed upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.