The History of Belvoir Castle: From the Norman Conquest to the Nineteenth Century: Accompanied by a Description of the Present Castle, and Critical Notes of the Paintings,tapestry, Statuary, &c., with which it is Enriched |
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... taste . The construction and sentiments are , however , intelligible enough , when we con- sider that classical literature was , at that period , ( 1604 ) comparatively a newly discovered mine ; the ore from which was most ...
... taste . The construction and sentiments are , however , intelligible enough , when we con- sider that classical literature was , at that period , ( 1604 ) comparatively a newly discovered mine ; the ore from which was most ...
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... taste which dictated such an epitaph . It is , no doubt , a faithful representation of an affectionate husband's feelings , though through a me- dium partaking of the fantastic taste of the period , in which an elaborate and gorgeous ...
... taste which dictated such an epitaph . It is , no doubt , a faithful representation of an affectionate husband's feelings , though through a me- dium partaking of the fantastic taste of the period , in which an elaborate and gorgeous ...
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... taste ; and makes us regret that the infirmities of a noble disposition , had not been either better regulated by the individual , or more mer- cifully visited by the sovereign . In 1597 , the two friends met ; the one ( Essex ) as ...
... taste ; and makes us regret that the infirmities of a noble disposition , had not been either better regulated by the individual , or more mer- cifully visited by the sovereign . In 1597 , the two friends met ; the one ( Essex ) as ...
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... taste of the Countess of Rutland . The Earl himself , it is said , would have preferred Croxton , where his grandson afterwards built . The Earl of Rutland died at Haddon , Sept. 29 , 1679 , in the seventy - fifth year of his age , and ...
... taste of the Countess of Rutland . The Earl himself , it is said , would have preferred Croxton , where his grandson afterwards built . The Earl of Rutland died at Haddon , Sept. 29 , 1679 , in the seventy - fifth year of his age , and ...
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... taste was pure and refined ; she excelled in every elegant female accomplishment ; and by her own spontaneous efforts , in the midst of gaiety and pleasure , had stored her mind with much solid knowledge . Her piety was fervent , simple ...
... taste was pure and refined ; she excelled in every elegant female accomplishment ; and by her own spontaneous efforts , in the midst of gaiety and pleasure , had stored her mind with much solid knowledge . Her piety was fervent , simple ...
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admirable afterwards appears April architecture argent arms barons beautiful Belvoir Castle born Bottesford Bottesford Church buried canvas Captain chancel chapel character Charles colouring common coronet Countess Croxton daughter death died Duchess of Rutland Duke of Rutland Earl of Rutland Edward eldest Elizabeth England father feet figures flowers France garter George grace Grantham gules head Henry honour horse impaling inches inscription John July June king knight Knipton Lady land Landscape late Duchess latter Leicester Lincolnshire Lord Robert Manners Lord Ros majesty manor Marquis of Granby married master monument Muston Nichols noble painted painter panel parliament person picture portion portraits present Prince principal Priory queen regent's gallery Robert de Ros Robert de Todeni Robert Manners Roos royal Sept sepult side Sir Gervase Lucas Sir Robert Stathern Staunton style taste Thomas Thoroton tower wife William de Albini Woolsthorpe