An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster ...Newbery and Carnan, 1769 - 80 стор. |
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... seems now rather a town than a fortrefs . It fhould be remarked , that this laft mentioned Monarch built Westminster - Hall also , at that time the admira- tion of all Europe . The Tower , as it is now fortified with cannon , is perhaps ...
... seems now rather a town than a fortrefs . It fhould be remarked , that this laft mentioned Monarch built Westminster - Hall also , at that time the admira- tion of all Europe . The Tower , as it is now fortified with cannon , is perhaps ...
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... seems by no means fitted to its tender nature , tho ' by its large bones and vaft bulk , it appeared to be very strong . There was fome time ago a couple of these birds , but one died before the other , by fwallowing a large nail that ...
... seems by no means fitted to its tender nature , tho ' by its large bones and vaft bulk , it appeared to be very strong . There was fome time ago a couple of these birds , but one died before the other , by fwallowing a large nail that ...
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... seem that it had never had one good day or night ; fo that of 132 fhips that arrived in the British channel , fcarce 70 of them returned home again , and of 30,000 fouls on board , upwards of 20,000 were either killed , or drowned , or ...
... seem that it had never had one good day or night ; fo that of 132 fhips that arrived in the British channel , fcarce 70 of them returned home again , and of 30,000 fouls on board , upwards of 20,000 were either killed , or drowned , or ...
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... seems clear al- moft to Demonftration , that this Church was first raifed from the Ruins of a Pagan Temple . I am aware , that Sir Chriftopher Wren , whofe Opinion is by no means to be contemned , rejects as fabulous the Notion of a ...
... seems clear al- moft to Demonftration , that this Church was first raifed from the Ruins of a Pagan Temple . I am aware , that Sir Chriftopher Wren , whofe Opinion is by no means to be contemned , rejects as fabulous the Notion of a ...
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... seems to have had much at Heart , has been either thought not neceffary , or not prac- ticable . And now having given an Account of the Foun- dation and gradual Increase of this ancient Struc- ture , we shall proceed to a more ...
... seems to have had much at Heart , has been either thought not neceffary , or not prac- ticable . And now having given an Account of the Foun- dation and gradual Increase of this ancient Struc- ture , we shall proceed to a more ...
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An historical account of the curiosities of London and Westminster [by D ... David Henry Повний перегляд - 1785 |
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Сторінка 112 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Сторінка 150 - Poets' lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die.
Сторінка 118 - OF manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity a child : With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age: Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted ev'n among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd thro
Сторінка 146 - Statefman, yet friend to truth ! of foul fincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promife, ferv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who loft no friend ; Ennobled by himfelf, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd, by the Mufe he lov'd.
Сторінка 32 - Matthew is diftinguifhed by an Angel, St. Mark by a Lion, St. Luke by an Ox, and St. John by an Eagle.
Сторінка 41 - But the next morning, waking out of a good sleep, though he was exceedingly perplexed with the lively representation of all particulars to his memory, he was willing...
Сторінка 173 - This Duchess was a wise, witty, and learned lady, which her many Bookes do well testify : she was a most virtuous, and loving and careful wife, and was with her lord all the time of his banishment and miseries, and when he came home, never parted from him in his solitary retirements.
Сторінка 109 - Do, pious marble, let thy readers know What they, and what their children owe To Drayton's name: whose sacred dust We recommend unto thy trust. Protect his memory, and preserve 'his story, Remain a lasting monument of his glory. And when thy ruins shall disclaim To be the treasurer of his name; His name, that cannot die, shall be An everlasting monument to thee.
Сторінка 163 - His titles he not only deserved, but adorned; his virtues are manifest in his good works, which had never dazzled the public eye, if they had not been too bright to be concealed ; and as to his fame...
Сторінка 40 - Amongst the rest there was one, which was upon a better foundation of credit than' usually such discourses are founded upon. There was an officer in the king's wardrobe in Windsor castle, of a good reputation for honesty and discretion, and then about the age of fifty years, or more. This man had, in his youth, been bred in a school, in the parish where sir George Villiers, the father of the duke, lived, and had been much cherished and obliged, in that season of his age, by the said sir George, whom...