Lincoln Cathedral.

"Seen from six counties, far across the immense extent of level marshes, now drained and fertile; and even from the distant hills of Buxton in Derbyshire, prominently over the wide plain, may be seen the far-famed towers of Lincoln "stately and air-braving," dyed with the hues of the depth of heaven and clothed with the calm of eternity. Rising from the open valley of the Witham, high over the trees, gardens, and houses of the city, and the ivy-covered castle-keep, the grandeur of the Cathedral is unsurpassed ; founded on a rock, it stands out in bold relief against the sky, in colossal but exquisite proportions. No site approaches this in point of command, except Armagh, Cashel, or Durham the perfect symbol of the spiritual church, the city set on a hill that cannot be hid. The dreary fen country makes the contrast all the more forcible here. Nothing finer can be conceived." Extract from "Cathedrals of the United Kingdom" (Open Library)

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