Even in England I can be happy if I think of thee Here-filling these big rooms with good company; riding, shooting, over thine own land, fishing in thy own waters, telling thy boys and girls how dear grandmother had this pond dug-this hedge planted-these woods filled with game-these streams set with willows-these Summerhouses built for pleasure.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
We made up our minds, and for the remainder of my visit our amorous meetings only took place in the Summerhouses in the garden.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
They well understood how to mark out neat flower-beds, plant groups of trees and shrubs in regular order, water the whole by aqueducts and fountains, arrange arbors and Summerhouses, and even inclose the walks with artistically clipped hedges, and breed goldfish in stone basins.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers