. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . The veriesthoor in existence, who happens by some turn of fortune tobe put in possession of enormous wealth, need only givethe word, and he may revel in more tlian royalmagnificence. As for the house itself, no expenditure could give it theleast pretence to beauty or stateliness. It is oue of theworst specimens of the worst era of architecture, and isnothing but a stone
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . The veriesthoor in existence, who happens by some turn of fortune tobe put in possession of enormous wealth, need only givethe word, and he may revel in more tlian royalmagnificence. As for the house itself, no expenditure could give it theleast pretence to beauty or stateliness. It is oue of theworst specimens of the worst era of architecture, and isnothing but a stone box perforated with rows of oblongholes by way of windows. I tried on all sides to obtain a view of it which wouldsoften down its ugliness, but could not succeed. The D 2 . 36 BIOGRAPHY. front of the house is, strange to say, the worst part of it,being a flat, smooth, stone wall, with three rows of oblongwindows, eight in a row. The only specimen of architec-ture which could approach it in this respect is a work-house of the same date,-those of modern times beinginfhiitely superior in architectnral effect. Why the grand old house should have been pulled downto make way for such an edifice is c^uite inexplicable. ,, Tjh. WALlXiN HALL, 1 i;iL LAKK. Very few houses will be found witli an oak-panelled hallninety feet in length. Yet all this was destroyed ; part ofthe oak-panelling was used in buildinj:^ a pigeon-house, andthe rest was burned. Such was the state of architecturein the days when George the Third was king. Unfortunately, no paintings or engravings of this mostmemorable house are in existence, tliough there are in-numerable plates of the Seats of the Nobility and liT^fiiiArirv. 37 Gentry, most of tlioiri in tlic style satirized Ijy Ifo^^uiLliin liis ^^<; u Isi Mcjde. In fact, the urcliitectun; of tliat era is on a pai- with theclassical costumes of tlie stage. 1 have possessed formany yc-ars a volume of Shaksj)eare in wliich thenj is aIortrait of an ac
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