Days in Derbyshire
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For, remarkably enough, when many another less noted and conspicuous place suffered in rebellion or war, this, like Hardwick, as by some protective charm, was ever left unscathed. How, then, thus came it to stand on the horizon between preservation and desertion, brav- ing at once the roar of the storm and the silent but not less insidious assaults of age a mausoleum of old customs a hieroglyph of old thoughts and feelings a bequest from the venerable Past to the admiring Present and the waitin...g Fu- ture-^-a place where the Muse of Antiquity might fitly find a dwelling, and where greybeard History himself, with his venerable cap, russet gown, and easy slippers, might, pen H ADDON HALL. 159 in hand, luxuriate in one of its many famous recesses, an appropriate and welcome guest ? Strange ! that a place which grew up in feudal times, and so castellated in form, should be altogether so unfitted for military defence ; whilst Belvoir, (which though built on ancient foundations is a modern fabric, ) should have so many of the attributes of an ancient fortress !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For, remarkably enough, when many another less noted and conspicuous place suffered in rebellion or war, this, like Hardwick, as by some protective charm, was ever left unscathed. How, then, thus came it to stand on the horizon between preservation and desertion, brav- ing at once the roar of the storm and the silent but not less insidious assaults of age a mausoleum of old customs a hieroglyph of old thoughts and feelings a bequest from the venerable Past to the admiring Present and the waitin...g Fu- ture-^-a place where the Muse of Antiquity might fitly find a dwelling, and where greybeard History himself, with his venerable cap, russet gown, and easy slippers, might, pen H ADDON HALL. 159 in hand, luxuriate in one of its many famous recesses, an appropriate and welcome guest ? Strange ! that a place which grew up in feudal times, and so castellated in form, should be altogether so unfitted for military defence ; whilst Belvoir, (which though built on ancient foundations is a modern fabric, ) should have so many of the attributes of an ancient fortress !
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Spencer Timothy Hall to read onlineMoreLess
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