Sentences with phrase «stately pleasure»
Xanadu - Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined the name «Xanadu» for his imagined paradise when, in 1797, he wrote, «In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...» Some two hundred years later, Ivan and Judy Sheinbaum began creating their Xanadu - a Monolithic Dome tropical island resort on Ambergris Caye in the West Caribbean, Central American, nation of Belize.
https://www.xanaduislandresort.com/
Hear my wife speak of John Lewis and you might picture a stately pleasure dome of ornamental cascades and hanging gardens, staffed by muscular Centaurs who know all there is to know about kitchenware and soft furnishings.
It takes its name from the opening lines of Kublai Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: «In Xanadu did Kublai Khan / a stately pleasure dome decree...».
In Puerto Rico, wheeler - dealer Louis Puro did a stately pleasure dome decree.
Not exact matches
These are the stately, if temporary, pleasure domes erected by sponsoring companies to provide hospitality and refreshment for VIPs.
Despite its stately direction and superb imperial score by Alexandre Desplat, The Queen is itself something of a tabloid - y endeavor, as one of its primary pleasures comes from its (fictionalized) glimpse behind Buckingham Palace's guarded walls.
Fine details such as dark oak paneling, and hardwood floors along with the stately library, grand master staircase, and stained glass windows were lovingly preserved during the renovation and now provide great pleasure to the guests of the Mansion at Maple Heights bed and breakfast.