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SKIBBY.
Chap. XXVII.
nation, his present Majesty purchased the chateau and
its dependencies, and presented it to his wife, the
Countess Danner, whose arms and coronet, a bunch of
lilies on an azure ground, with the device “ La fidélité
est ma gloire,” appears sculptured above the entrance,
The apartments are not shown to the public; but the
countess had good-naturedly sent us an order to visit
them, and a more enjoyable residence, fitted up with all
that modern luxury and good taste can desire, cannot
be found in any country. That the Northman has not
forgotten his cunning in the art of carving we were here
made aware of in an exquisite cabinet of some
palecoloured wood, executed by an artist of the town of
Frederiksborg. With the exception of the king’s “
fu-moir,” hung with ancient stamped gilded leather, all is
here of modern days. The gardens are extensive, with
summer-houses and fish-ponds; the temperature of the
former really leads one to imagine they were constructed
for winter residences. Jægerspriis was one of the
dowerhouses allotted to our English Queen Louisa, who never
lived to enjoy its possession; later to Juliana and her
son the Arveprinds, grandfather of his present Majesty,
who erected within the pleasure-grounds a series of
monuments to the memory of Danish worthies, giving
the whole the appearance of a suburban cemetery.
SKIBBY.
It was a six hours’ drive to Holbæk. Our first halt
was at the village of Skibby, where our horses stopped
to water. While some sought the shade and protection
of a lime charmille, I clambered over into the
churchgarden, for such I must term it, gay with flowers..
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