"Stately home" Quotes from Famous Books
... of the year, these families, with two gray-haired old ladies and a gray-haired old man with a sailor's rolling walk, may be seen, sometimes in London, sometimes on a fair estate in Devonshire, sometimes in a stately home in the Miami Valley, and again down ... — The Wedge of Gold • C. C. Goodwin
... Sir Bartine Entwisel Hath donned his coat of steel, And left his hall and stately home, ... — Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby
... boundaries, passed the lodge gates into the demesne lying around Rappa Castle, the residence of Captain Knox, there was a change to still greater beauty. Money will build a grand and stately home in the fair proportions of a castle, but money has to run in the blood for centuries to produce a scene like this. Broad lands swelling and sinking like an emerald sea, trees that stand out singly wrap themselves in aristocratic leafiness, spreading their magnificent arms toward you, saying, ... — The Letters of "Norah" on her Tour Through Ireland • Margaret Dixon McDougall
... such an occasion as that referred to, a reception for the young bride who had just come from her own stately home of Ashley Hall, a few miles down the river, the guests naturally wore all their braveries. Their dresses, brocade, taffety, lute-string, etc., were well drawn up through their pocket holes. Their slippers, to match their dresses, had heels ... — Woman's Life in Colonial Days • Carl Holliday |