Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 78 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 78: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a page of running prose from the body text of a Victorian travel narrative or guide. The passage describes Marino, Lord Charlemont's residence near Dublin, praising its elegant architecture, fine paintings (including one depicting Judas's repentance), and scenic views overlooking Dublin Bay and surrounding mountains. The text also mentions the grounds are laid out in exquisite taste and references a casino building. The page number "78" and header "A MONTH's TOUR" suggest this is part of a longer descriptive travel account.
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“8 A MONTH’s TOUR. from fix to ten years of age, and appren- ticed to Proteftant mafters at fixteen. Half a mile from hence is‘Marino, Lord - Charlemont’s habitation. No deicription, however flattering, can equal the beauties of this place. | It is fitu- ate on a rifing ground, and to.the S. and S. E. is a fine view of Dublin Bay, the hill of Howth, &c. and to the W. and S. W. Bray-head, the Sugar:loaf hill, and other high mountains, The houfe is fmall, but elegant, and contains many fine. paimt- ings, particularly ene which reprefents‘Ju- das’s repentance. *S The ground is laid out in a moft.exqui- fite tafte. The caffino, built at a finall , dif- comicbooks.com