Nooks and Corners of Old England by Alan Fea - HTML preview

SEVERN END.

In a corner stands a spinning-wheel, distaff, and reel complete, as if

some dainty damsel at work had fled at the approach of footsteps;

and there beyond is a dusty pillion which conjures up a picture of

Mistress Lane seated behind "Will Jackson" upon their way to Bristol.

The ancient glass and china, too, would whet the appetite of the most

exacting connoisseur. But we must not linger longer, or we shall envy

these choice possessions.