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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 564, September 1, 1832, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 564, September 1, 1832 Author: Various Release Date: April 1, 2004 [eBook #11865] Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, VOL. 20, ISSUE 564, SEPTEMBER 1, 1832*** E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Bill Walker, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 11865-h.htm or 11865-h.zip: (http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/1/8/6/11865/11865-h/11865-h.htm) or (http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/1/8/6/11865/11865-h.zip) THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. Vol. 20, No. 564] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1832. [PRICE 2d. * * * * * [Illustration: BELVOIR CASTLE.] Belvoir Castle, (or Bever, as it was formerly and is now sometimes called,) in situation and aspect partly resembles "majestic Windsor." It has a similar "princely brow," being placed upon an abrupt elevation of a kind of natural cliff, forming the termination of a peninsular hill, the basis of which is red grit stone, but now covered with vegetable mould, well turfed by nature and art, and varied into terraces of different elevation. It has been the seat of the noble family of Manners for several generations; it claims the priority of every other seat in the county wherein it is situate; and is one of the most magnificent castellated structures in the kingdom. This castle, in some topographical works, is described as being in Lincolnshire. Camden says, "In the west part of Kesteven, on the edge of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, there stands Belvoir Castle, so called (whatever was its ancient name) from the fine prospect on a steep hill, which seems the work of art." Burton expressly says that it "is certainly in Lincolnshire," and the authors of _Magna Britannia_ are
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