Leigh's new picture of London; or, A view of the ... British metropolis [ed. by S.C.]. |
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... things resemble the last conflagration of the world . The destruction was sudden : for , in a small space of time , the same city was seen most flou- rishing , and reduced to nothing . Three days after , when this fatal fire had baffled ...
... things resemble the last conflagration of the world . The destruction was sudden : for , in a small space of time , the same city was seen most flou- rishing , and reduced to nothing . Three days after , when this fatal fire had baffled ...
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adorned aldermen Allhallows amongst ancient annually arches bank beautiful bishop Blackfriars Borough bridge British building built called celebrated centre chapel Charles Charles II Cheapside church city of London Clerkenwell coaches commenced consists contains Corinthian order corner Cornhill court Covent Garden ditto Doric order duke earl East edifice Edward elegant Elizabeth England entrance erected established executed exhibition feet Fleet street formed formerly front gallery George George III hall handsome Henry VIII Holborn horses hospital Inigo Jones institution James James's king king's lane likewise London Bridge lord mayor ment metropolis miles from London monument occupied ornamented Oxford Street painted palace parish Park parliament Paul's persons Piccadilly portico portraits present Price principal prison queen reign residence road Royal side Society Southwark square Stairs stone Strand Temple Thames theatre tion Tower various walls wards Westminster yard
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