Finlay's proposal for inscription of a bench in Shenstone's garden (1714-1763) is based upon Didsley's (1764) description as it was in Shenstone's time. The inscription reads, "Here the path begins to ascend beneath a depth of shale, by the sideof which is a small bubbling rill, either forming little penisulas, rolling over peebles, or falling down small cascades, all under cover, and taught to murmur very agreeably." Finlay adds the following comment, "A bench, in our modern gardens, is a thing to be sat upon; in Shenstone's Leasowes it is a thing to be read." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/891843 Accessed October 15, 2024.