. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . flftount EfcGcumbe 47 i<M. THE EAST FRONT OF MOUNT EDQCUMBE HOUSE MOUNT EDGCUMBE BY LADY ERNESTINE EDGCUMBE PERHAPS there are few among the stately homes ofEngland more widely known than that of the Earl ofMount Edgcumbe. This arises, not only from its ownbeauty, but from the fact that it is situated close to one of thechief naval ports of the kingdom. The wooded peninsula calledMount Edgcumbe forms the western side of far-famed PlymouthSound, and the largest man-of-war when entering Hamoaze (theinner harbour where are the Royal Docky
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . flftount EfcGcumbe 47 i<M. THE EAST FRONT OF MOUNT EDQCUMBE HOUSE MOUNT EDGCUMBE BY LADY ERNESTINE EDGCUMBE PERHAPS there are few among the stately homes ofEngland more widely known than that of the Earl ofMount Edgcumbe. This arises, not only from its ownbeauty, but from the fact that it is situated close to one of thechief naval ports of the kingdom. The wooded peninsula calledMount Edgcumbe forms the western side of far-famed PlymouthSound, and the largest man-of-war when entering Hamoaze (theinner harbour where are the Royal Dockyards) must pass withina stones throw of the gardens. The first sight that greets the sailor returning from a threeyears commission spent, perhaps, on the West Coast, or ofthe soldier returning from India, is this peninsula, woods crown-ing its steep red cliffs, the trees growing down so close to thewaters edge that they almost dip their boughs into the blue waves (for they are blue), and the deer-park with its hills and 149 15° fIDotmt JE&gcumbe valleys diversified by clumps o
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