The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 1 |
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... late eminent wri- ter , " are objects pleasing to the imagination ; but the construction in both cases may be embarrassed with un- foreseen contingencies , or impeded by unexpected occur- rences . " The general truth of this remark has ...
... late eminent wri- ter , " are objects pleasing to the imagination ; but the construction in both cases may be embarrassed with un- foreseen contingencies , or impeded by unexpected occur- rences . " The general truth of this remark has ...
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... late years , and is now a source of livelihood to the poor of many towns . The agricultural produce is principally corn and butter ; yet some of the parishes supply the surrounding country , to a con- siderable extent , with large ...
... late years , and is now a source of livelihood to the poor of many towns . The agricultural produce is principally corn and butter ; yet some of the parishes supply the surrounding country , to a con- siderable extent , with large ...
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... late Mr. Whitbread left a legacy of 5001. Twenty alms - houses are likewise building by the trustees of the Harpur charity ; and two new roads have been made from the north end of the town ; one leading to Kettering , the other to Kim ...
... late Mr. Whitbread left a legacy of 5001. Twenty alms - houses are likewise building by the trustees of the Harpur charity ; and two new roads have been made from the north end of the town ; one leading to Kettering , the other to Kim ...
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... late dwelling - house , & c . in Bedford , for the maintenance of a master and usher of the said school ; and for apportioning maidens of the town on their entry into the state of wedlock . The annual rent for the support of these ...
... late dwelling - house , & c . in Bedford , for the maintenance of a master and usher of the said school ; and for apportioning maidens of the town on their entry into the state of wedlock . The annual rent for the support of these ...
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... late noble owner , the father of the present Marquis , who employed the celebrated Adams to reconcile the incongruities of its architec- ture , and rectify the dissonance of the materials and arrange- ments , that had been occasioned ...
... late noble owner , the father of the present Marquis , who employed the celebrated Adams to reconcile the incongruities of its architec- ture , and rectify the dissonance of the materials and arrange- ments , that had been occasioned ...
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Page 296 - Consult the Genius of the Place in all; That tells the Waters or to rise, or fall; Or helps th...
Page 385 - Grown all to all, from no one vice exempt; And most contemptible, to shun contempt; His passion still to covet gen'ral praise, His life, to forfeit it a thousand ways; A constant bounty which no friend has made; An angel tongue which no man can persuade; A fool, with more of wit than half mankind...
Page 51 - Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Page 180 - There, interspers'd in lawns and opening glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Here in full light the russet plains extend : There wrapt in clouds the bluish hills ascend. E'en the wild heath displays her purple dyes, And 'midst the desert fruitful fields arise, That crown'd with tufted trees and springing corn, Like verdant isles, the sable waste adorn.
Page 66 - Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother. Death, ere thou hast slain another Fair and learn'd and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
Page 201 - Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, Here earth and water seem to strive again ; Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd, But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd : Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree.
Page 312 - Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Page 296 - And you, brave COBHAM ! to the latest breath, Shall feel your ruling passion strong in death : Such in those moments as in all the past ; " Oh, save my country, Heaven !
Page 388 - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas!
Page 356 - I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided, that no corrupt or private ends could bias...