An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster ...Newbery and Carnan, 1769 - 80 стор. |
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... those fince that time are kept at the Rolls in Chancery Lane . The rolls and records kept in the Tower contain the antient tenures of all the lands in England , with a furvey of the manors ; the originals of all laws and ftatutes ; the ...
... those fince that time are kept at the Rolls in Chancery Lane . The rolls and records kept in the Tower contain the antient tenures of all the lands in England , with a furvey of the manors ; the originals of all laws and ftatutes ; the ...
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... those curiofities that are ufually fhewn to ftrangers . THE Of the LIONS and other wild Beafts in the TOWER . , HE first thing a stranger ufually goes to fee , whofe curiofity leads him to view the rarities in this place , is the wild ...
... those curiofities that are ufually fhewn to ftrangers . THE Of the LIONS and other wild Beafts in the TOWER . , HE first thing a stranger ufually goes to fee , whofe curiofity leads him to view the rarities in this place , is the wild ...
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... those animals when grown to ma- turity . In this country they would infallibly perish , if they were not immediately taken from their dams as foon as whelped ; and it is remarkable , that in Barbary , where they are a part of the wild ...
... those animals when grown to ma- turity . In this country they would infallibly perish , if they were not immediately taken from their dams as foon as whelped ; and it is remarkable , that in Barbary , where they are a part of the wild ...
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... those of a cat , with which he feizes his prey like that animal ; his hinder feet with only four . This ftately creature had his fhoulder flipped by an accident , which makes him go lame , and feemingly in pain , yet he appears to be ...
... those of a cat , with which he feizes his prey like that animal ; his hinder feet with only four . This ftately creature had his fhoulder flipped by an accident , which makes him go lame , and feemingly in pain , yet he appears to be ...
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... those brought from America . This creature lives on the fea fands , and chiefly on fhell - fish , which it takes in a very safe and dexterous manner : for when- ever the fish opens its fhell to receive either air or nutriment , this ...
... those brought from America . This creature lives on the fea fands , and chiefly on fhell - fish , which it takes in a very safe and dexterous manner : for when- ever the fish opens its fhell to receive either air or nutriment , this ...
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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...