Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of Interest in the MetropolisD. Bogue, 1855 - 800 стор. |
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... century . " The Blind Beggar " had conferred poetic celebrity upon Bethnal Green ; " Black- eyed Susan , " and " " Twas when the seas were roaring , " were the lyrics that landsmen delighted to sing of the sea ; and " Jemmy Daw- son ...
... century . " The Blind Beggar " had conferred poetic celebrity upon Bethnal Green ; " Black- eyed Susan , " and " " Twas when the seas were roaring , " were the lyrics that landsmen delighted to sing of the sea ; and " Jemmy Daw- son ...
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... century , and in the country was played upon greens ; but the alleys required less room , and were covered over , so that the game could be played there in all weathers , whence they became greatly mui- tiplied in London . Bowls was ...
... century , and in the country was played upon greens ; but the alleys required less room , and were covered over , so that the game could be played there in all weathers , whence they became greatly mui- tiplied in London . Bowls was ...
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... century ; and the barbarous sport is , we believe , encou- raged at some low haunt in Westminster , not far distant from the spot where in kindred pastime Royalty relieved the weighty cares of state . Cock - fighting is now forbidden ...
... century ; and the barbarous sport is , we believe , encou- raged at some low haunt in Westminster , not far distant from the spot where in kindred pastime Royalty relieved the weighty cares of state . Cock - fighting is now forbidden ...
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... century past . One of the first performers was Thomas Johnson , who exhibited in a field behind the Three Hats , at Islington , in 1758 ; he was succeeded by one Sampson , in 1767 , whose wife was the first female equestrian performer ...
... century past . One of the first performers was Thomas Johnson , who exhibited in a field behind the Three Hats , at Islington , in 1758 ; he was succeeded by one Sampson , in 1767 , whose wife was the first female equestrian performer ...
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... century by the youth of the City in the fields ; and five centuries later , we find foot - ball players in Cheapside , Covent Garden , and the Strand . HUNTING . " The Common Hunt " dates from a charter granted by Henry L to the ...
... century by the youth of the City in the fields ; and five centuries later , we find foot - ball players in Cheapside , Covent Garden , and the Strand . HUNTING . " The Common Hunt " dates from a charter granted by Henry L to the ...
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Сторінка 112 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Сторінка 114 - WHEN I am in a serious humour, I very often walk by myself in Westminster Abbey : where the gloominess of the place, and the use to which it is applied, with the solemnity of the building, and the condition of the people who lie in it, are apt to fill the mind with a kind of melancholy, or rather thoughtfulness that is not disagreeable.
Сторінка 62 - Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Сторінка 62 - A sight so touching in its majesty: This city now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare Ships, towers, domes, theatres. and temples lie Open unto the fields and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will: Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still!
Сторінка 295 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame; the noise, and cracking, and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry...
Сторінка 306 - Now from all Parts the swelling Kennels flow, And bear their Trophies with them as they go : Filth of all Hues and Odours seem to tell What Street they sail'd from, by their Sight and Smell, They, as each Torrent drives, with rapid Force From Smithfield, or St.
Сторінка 338 - London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems ; whence any mean production is called Grub-street.
Сторінка 306 - Fleet Ditch with disemboguing streams Rolls the large tribute of dead dogs to Thames, The king of dykes ! than whom no sluice of mud With deeper sable blots the silver flood.
Сторінка 403 - Do not undervalue an enemy by whom you have been worsted. When our countrymen came home from fighting with the Saracens, and were beaten by them, they pictured them with huge, big, terrible faces as you still see the sign of the Saracen's head is, when in truth they were like other men.
Сторінка 178 - John Wesley, on April 1, 1777." Probably this will be seen no more, by any human eye ; but will remain there, till the earth and the works thereof are burned up.