The private palaces of London past and present (1908)
Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868-1937 · London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. · leaf 439
o me to hit the happy mean ; its dignified appearance is justsufficiently lightened by the beauty and unity of its internal decorations ;and these decorations never become fade et ributant as Boileau phrasesit, by being tortured into means for displaying vulgar ostentation ; themansion also remains… … I-zo ITU. H(DU 5 u U) Zi o X q:uiO z UJ0.(0 T CHAPTER XVIII SPENCER HOUSE ^HREE of Londons most stately houses cluster together atthe south-east corner of the Green Park, and overlook thespot which in Carolean and early Georgian days was a noted duelling place, but now only responds to the tread of…
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