Alexander Pope famously remarked after seeing Blenheim
'Thanks, sir, cried I, tis very fine,
but where do you sleep or where d'ye dine?
I find by all you have been telling,
that 'tis a house but not a dwelling'
Grand houses at that time were seldom designed with comfort in mind; they were designed to impress, even to overwhelm visitors.
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Isisbridge said:
Isisbridge said:
www.britainexpress.com/counties/oxfordshire/houses/Blenheim.htm
Blenheim is not to everyone's taste.
Alexander Pope famously remarked after seeing Blenheim
'Thanks, sir, cried I, tis very fine,
but where do you sleep or where d'ye dine?
I find by all you have been telling,
that 'tis a house but not a dwelling'
Grand houses at that time were seldom designed with comfort in mind; they were designed to impress, even to overwhelm visitors.