Walks Through London,: Including Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, with the Surrounding Suburbs; Describing Every Thing Worthy of Observation in the Public Buildings, Places of Entertainment, Exhibitions, Commercial and Literary Institutions, &c. Down to the Present Period: Forming a Complete Guide to the British Metropolis, Том 1Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-row; Murray, Albermarle-Street; Clarke, New Bond-Street; Lindsell, Wigmore-Street; Chapple, Pall-Mall; Colnaghi, Cockspur-Street; Walker, Strand; Taylor and Hessey, Fleet-Street; J.M. Richardson, Cornhill; Cowie and Company Poultry; Blackwood, Princes-Street, Edinburgh; Brash and Reid, Glasgow; and M. Keene, and J. Cumming, Dublin., 1817 - 368 стор. |
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... pediment , containing the statues of several of the kings and queens of England , with their names be- neath them . In the centre of the area is the statue of Charles the Second , in a Roman habit . This new statue , by Bacon , was ...
... pediment , containing the statues of several of the kings and queens of England , with their names be- neath them . In the centre of the area is the statue of Charles the Second , in a Roman habit . This new statue , by Bacon , was ...
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... pediment is a fine statue of Britannia , with a spear in her left hand , and the cap of liberty upon it : Asia sits upon a camel in the east corner , and Europe upon a horse in the west . The interior of this vast edifice , which ...
... pediment is a fine statue of Britannia , with a spear in her left hand , and the cap of liberty upon it : Asia sits upon a camel in the east corner , and Europe upon a horse in the west . The interior of this vast edifice , which ...
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... pediments . In the tympanum of the pediment are the company's arms , having , instead of supporters , a large cornucopia on each side , in bold relievo , pouring out fruits and flowers : the whole building is terminated by a neat ...
... pediments . In the tympanum of the pediment are the company's arms , having , instead of supporters , a large cornucopia on each side , in bold relievo , pouring out fruits and flowers : the whole building is terminated by a neat ...
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... pediment orna- mented with the arms of the United Kingdoms . Over the porch is a gallery , balustrades , & c . of the Doric order . A fire which broke out here in the summer of 1815 did considerable damage in the interior , but hap ...
... pediment orna- mented with the arms of the United Kingdoms . Over the porch is a gallery , balustrades , & c . of the Doric order . A fire which broke out here in the summer of 1815 did considerable damage in the interior , but hap ...
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... pediments . It consisted of two floors , in the uppermost of which was a magnificent room , fifteen feet high , and almost the whole length of the building ; this was called the Long - Room , and here the commissioners of the cus- toms ...
... pediments . It consisted of two floors , in the uppermost of which was a magnificent room , fifteen feet high , and almost the whole length of the building ; this was called the Long - Room , and here the commissioners of the cus- toms ...
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Сторінка 30 - It consumed eighty-nine churches the City gates, Guildhall, many public structures, hospitals, schools, libraries, a vast number of stately edifices, thirteen thousand two hundred dwelling-houses, four hundred streets.
Сторінка 56 - Scarce can our fields, such crowds at Tyburn die, With hemp the gallows and the fleet supply. Propose your schemes, ye senatorian...
Сторінка 30 - To the estates and fortunes of the citizens it was merciless, but to their lives very favourable ; that it might, in all things, resemble the last conflagration of the world.
Сторінка 104 - He probably did not remain long in slavery ; for at the beginning of the civil war he was made a captain in the royal army, and in 1644 attended the queen to France, where he remained till the Restoration. At last, upon suspicion of his being privy to the popish plot, he was taken up in 1682, and confined in the Gatehouse, Westminster ; where he ended his life, in the sixty-third year of his age.
Сторінка 120 - The body, inclosed with houses, and very high walls, is a handsome lofty brick building, of a considerable length, with galleries in every story, which reach from one end of the house to the other. On each side of these galleries are rooms for the prisoners.
Сторінка 31 - ... beyond the space of seven years. Moreover, care was taken by law to prevent all suits about their bounds. Also, anniversary prayers were enjoined ;* and to perpetuate the memory hereof to posterity, they caused this column to be erected. The work was carried on with diligence, and London is restored ; but whether with greater speed or beauty may be made a question. Three years' time saw that finished which was supposed to be the business of an age.
Сторінка 149 - ... they alternately strike the quarters, not only their arms, but even their heads, moving at every blow.
Сторінка 103 - ... with a bunch of grapes held between his hand and foot, and underneath the following couplet — " When you have sought the city round, Yet still this is the highest ground.
Сторінка 30 - ... very remote places, with incredible noise and fury. It consumed eightynine churches, the city gates, Guildhall, many public structures, hospitals, schools, libraries, a vast number of stately edifices...
Сторінка 124 - Elysian plain Peace triumph'd, and old Time return'd again. Not far from that most celebrated place, Where angry Justice shows her awful face ; Where little villains must submit to fate, That great ones may enjoy the world in state ; There stands a dome, majestic to the sight, And sumptuous arches bear its oval height ; A golden globe, plac'd high with artful skill, Seems, to the distant sight, a gilded pill...