Another mile would bring them to Stone Court, and at the end of the first half, the house was already visible, looking as if it had been arrested in its growth toward a stone mansion by an unexpected budding of farm-buildings on its left flank, which had hindered it from becoming anything more than the substantial dwelling of a gentleman farmer.
It was not a parsonage, but a considerable mansion, with much land attached to it.
" It was quite a fine old mansion, set back from the street in a seclusion of green elms and branching beeches.
Half a mile from the village stands the Eagle House, a big, roomy old mansion run by Josiah Rankin for the accommodation of visitors who desire the mountain air at inexpensive rates.
Theodora Deming was on the steps of the handsome, porticoed old mansion, enjoying the summer twilight, when the Captain entered the gate and came up the gravelled walk.
His mind lived in that period before the Civil War, when the Talbots owned thousands of acres of fine cotton land and the slaves to till them; when the family mansion was the scene of princely hospitality, and drew its guests from the aristocracy of the South.
Half an hour later he was disappearing behind the Douglas mansion on the summit of Cardiff Hill, and the school-house was hardly distinguishable away off in the valley behind him.
The crowd filed up the aisles: the aged and needy postmaster, who had seen better days; the mayor and his wife—for they had a mayor there, among other unnecessaries; the justice of the peace; the widow Douglas, fair, smart, and forty, a generous, good-hearted soul and well-to-do, her hill mansion the only palace in the town, and the most hospitable and much the most lavish in the matter of festivities that St.
The moon rounds the red mansion Stoops to silk-pad doors, Shines upon the sleepless Bearing no grudge,Why does the moon tend to be full when people are apart?
On arriving, the Pope is astounded to see a 45-room mansion, with built-in sauna and weight-room, a beautiful library, and spacious, airy rooms.
Located in Qufu, Shandong Province, the tourist area, which includes the Mansion, Temple and Cemetery of Confucius(1), enjoys a worldwide fame as a traditional Chinese cultural site.
When the Duke and Duchess of Sussexhead to the Clooneys' riverside mansion in Berkshire for one of their regular get-togethers next month, another VIP will be joining them – Michelle Obama.
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He lives in a mansion and drives a Porsche convertible.
The findings come after the high-profile feud between rock legend Jimmy Page and pop icon neighbour Robbie Williams over Williams' plans to build a swimming pool in the basement of his London mansion.
He built himself a house in Lake Tahoe and later an outsize mansion in the hills of Woodside.
Why is it that during a time when a dog is considered to be a family member can't a dog also have its own dog mansion equal to its owner's, where he can lie comfortably when outdoors?
Number 9:The Fangyuan Mansion, which was completed in 2001, is located in Shenyang, China.
Lowe chose to put off selling it until December of last year, when the mansion was once again offered up, this time for £845,000.