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Lyme Park — Best Lord And Lady Of The Manor
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It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed
by a ridge of high woody hills; and in front, a stream of some natural importance was
swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither
formal, nor falsely adorned. Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place
where nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted
by an awkward taste.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
photo by Sylviane Moss (Creative Commons license)
Walking through the doors of a grand country house or estate mansion, you can feel trans-
ported to another time and place. Moving through great halls and fantastic rooms it's diffi-
cult not to think, “If I lived here….”
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