London in 1731Cassell, 1888 - 192 стор. |
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... called from its being built later than the other principal gates , is situated on the north - west corner of the city , said to be erected in the reign of Henry I. or King Stephen , when the way through Ludgate was interrupted by ...
... called from its being built later than the other principal gates , is situated on the north - west corner of the city , said to be erected in the reign of Henry I. or King Stephen , when the way through Ludgate was interrupted by ...
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... ; which I take to be part of the castle said to be built by William Rufus . There is also a large tower on the outside the ditch , called the Lions ' Tower , on the south - west corner , near which is the 18 LONDON IN 1731 .
... ; which I take to be part of the castle said to be built by William Rufus . There is also a large tower on the outside the ditch , called the Lions ' Tower , on the south - west corner , near which is the 18 LONDON IN 1731 .
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... called Traitor's Bridge , under which state prisoners used to enter the Tower . The principal places and buildings within the Tower , are ( 1 ) The parochial church of St. Peter ( for the Tower is a parish of itself , in which are fifty ...
... called Traitor's Bridge , under which state prisoners used to enter the Tower . The principal places and buildings within the Tower , are ( 1 ) The parochial church of St. Peter ( for the Tower is a parish of itself , in which are fifty ...
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... called from the Dutch engineer Cohorn , who invented them for firing a great number of hand - grenades from them at once ; with other extraordinary pieces cast at home , or taken from the enemy . In the room over the artillery is the ...
... called from the Dutch engineer Cohorn , who invented them for firing a great number of hand - grenades from them at once ; with other extraordinary pieces cast at home , or taken from the enemy . In the room over the artillery is the ...
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... called , within three ellipses of pistols ; the backbone of a whale in carbines ; a fiery serpent , Jupiter and the Hydra , in bayonets , & c . But nothing looks more beautiful and magnificent than the four lofty wreathed columns formed ...
... called , within three ellipses of pistols ; the backbone of a whale in carbines ; a fiery serpent , Jupiter and the Hydra , in bayonets , & c . But nothing looks more beautiful and magnificent than the four lofty wreathed columns formed ...
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abbey Aldgate Alley Allhallows anciently Anno Domini annum arches beautiful Billingsgate Bishop Bishopsgate breadth bridge built called Cassell's chapel churches of St City of London city of Westminster clerks cloth coaches columns common consists Corinthian order Cripplegate dean ditch Doric order east end Edward Edward the Confessor elected England takes entablature erected exported feet in length figures fish gate governors Guildhall Hall Henry Hill hospital hundred intercolumns King Charles king's arms kingdom Lane Leadenhall liberties linen London Wall Lord Mayor Ludgate magnificent marble Mary master Mercers merchants monastery niches north side officers parish Parliament Paul's pediment pilasters pillars PLUTARCH posts and chain principal streets public buildings Quay Queen reign revenues Samuel Pepys sheriffs shillings silk south side spacious square stone streets and places Thames Street Tower town trade tradesmen Tuscan order twelve Walk walls west end Westminster wine woollen Yard
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Сторінка 117 - I have renewed and honored the holy church of the blessed apostle St. Peter, of Westminster; and I order and establish for ever, that what person, of what condition or estate soever he be, from whence soever he come, or for what offence or cause it be, either for his refuge into the said holy place, he be assured of his life, liberty, and limbs.
Сторінка 9 - Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest ; Fate never wounds more deep the gen'rous heart, Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Сторінка 93 - Register, and at the same time pronounce him ejected in these words : — I do, by the authority and in the, name of the Royal Society of London, for improving natural knowledge, declare AB to be now ejected, and no longer a Fellow thereof.
Сторінка 77 - The Mayor, Commonalty, and Citizens of the City of London, Governors of the Possessions, Revenues, and Goods, of the Hospitals of Edward VI. King of England.
Сторінка 81 - The children are dieted in the following manner: They have every morning for their breakfast bread and beer, at half an hour past six in the morning in the summer time, and at half an hour past seven in the winter. On Sundays they have boiled beef and broth for their dinners, and for their suppers leg and shoulders of mutton.
Сторінка 38 - On the south side of Leadenhall Street also, and a little to the eastward of Leadenhall, stands the East India House, lately magnificently built, with a stone front to the street; but the front, being very narrow, does not make an appearance answerable to the grandeur of the house within, which stands upon a great deal of ground, the offices and storehouses admirably well contrived, and the public hall and committee room scarce inferior to anything of the like nature in the City.
Сторінка 168 - Clerks, Apprentices, inferior Tradesmen, Coachmen, Porters, Servants, and the lowest Class of Men in this town, which are far the most numerous : And, first, of the Lawyers' Clerks and Apprentices, I find it a general Complaint, that they are under no Manner of Government ; before their Times are half out, they set up for Gentlemen, they dress, they drink, they game, frequent the Playhouses, and intrigue with the Women ; and it is a common Thing with Clerks to bully their Masters, and desert their...