Excerpt from Things I Can Tell Rossmore used to have a similar impediment. Rossmore is considered, I believe, to be one of the beauty spots of Ireland, and, being naturally prejudiced in its favour, I think it is one of the prettiest places in the world. My father knocked down the greater part of the old house which was, in bygone days, called Mount Maria and which was the home of the Cairns family. From time to time various alterations have been made and the modern element is now paramount. The park is a perpetual joy to me; I love every inch of it, and although I've often had bad luck on the Turf, I've never yet cut down a single tree to balance my losses. A lady who disliked me, but who adored Rossmore, once remarked when she was discussing the property, What a pity it is that you are not a 'blending of all beauties' 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.