The Journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811), Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from The Journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811), Vol. 2 of 2: 1799-1811From thence we went across a very moderate road to Kenilworth by the remains of the castle it appears to have far exceeded Warwick in splendour and extent.On ye 29th we went through Birmingham. Having seen it last year we did not stop, but went straight on to the Leasowes, a spot rendered celebrated by Shenstone, it is very unworthy Of the praise he bestowed upon it, and is now fallen into decay. About three miles further is Hagley the park is very beautiful, the house simple. The comfortless taste prevalent in England Of placing the house in a lawn where sheep and cattle feed close to the windows, instead Of ornamental gardens, gives rather a disconsolate appearance to it otherwise it is almost as desirable as a country residence (a bad thing at best) can be. It was built by the good Ld. Lyttelton, 1 as he is generally called to distinguish him from his son, who, in contradistinction, is termed the bad. His much-loved wife, whom he celebrates under the name of Lucy, is buried in the church. It destroys the pathos excited by his elegy, if one recollects that within two years of her death he married a fat, vulgar, rich widow, for her wealth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.