| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 878 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptly characterised as 'a romance in stone... | |
| William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 876 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...features (and even actual remains) of those ancient work» of Scottish architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque... | |
| Ephraim Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1870 - 850 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptlr characterised as ' a romance in stone... | |
| Appleton D. and co - 1870 - 746 pages
...fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with a desire of combining in it some of the features (and...Scottish architecture which he most venerated. The result is that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptly characterised as "a romance... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1879 - 748 pages
...Afterwards, us his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...of Scottish architecture which he most venerated. U'he result was that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptly characterised... | |
| Europe - 1878 - 722 pages
...fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with a desire of combining in it some of the features (and...remains) of those ancient works of Scottish architecture whicli he most venerated. The result is that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been... | |
| Encyclopedias - 1880 - 890 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added th» remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque find irregular pile, which lias been aptly characterized as "a romance in stone... | |
| Europe - 1886 - 702 pages
...of the building, on no uniform plan, but with a desire of combining in it some of the features (ami even actual remains) of those ancient works of Scottish architecture which he most venerated. The result is that singulurly picturesque and irregular pile, which nas lieen aptly characterised as "a romance... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 956 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform plan, but with the desire of combining in it some...architecture which he most venerated. The result was that singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which has been aptly characterized as ' a romance in stone... | |
| Harry Thurston Peck - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1898 - 1020 pages
...Afterwards, as his fortune increased, he added the remaining portions of the building, on no uniform Z y DJb { O #e E` singularly picturesque and irregular pile, which lias been aptly characterized as "a romance in stone... | |
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