Lady Pauline Trevelyan

By 17 August 1858 AO was part of a large party staying at Wallington, the house belonging to Swinburne 's patron, Lady Pauline Trevelyan . During this stay, Ogle and Swinburne seem to have established a friendship.

After leaving Eton , he met Lady Pauline and Walter Trevelyan , who became longtime friends and supporters. At Oxford he was first introduced to the Pre-Raphaelites , and he forged friendships with Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Stories of ACS 's extreme drinking habits and talk of his immoral personal life (largely sparked by the scandal associated with his publications) spread. Though many tales were untrue, he is said to have sometimes...