Pleasure Excursions: as Guides for Making Day's Excursions on the Eastern Counties, South-Eastern [and Other] Railways1847 - Great Britain |
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... leaving trace of recollection behind them , Fra Bartolomeo's ' Holy Family ' stamps an ineffaceable image , which at ... leave the Bishopsgate terminus of the Eastern Counties ride for the most part along the green marshes of. Mill on the ...
... leaving trace of recollection behind them , Fra Bartolomeo's ' Holy Family ' stamps an ineffaceable image , which at ... leave the Bishopsgate terminus of the Eastern Counties ride for the most part along the green marshes of. Mill on the ...
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... leaving the picture on the life of its author , whose name was Baccio , the friend of Savonarola , student under Leonardo da Vinci , Raffaelle's master in colouring and his pupil in perspective . In the outset of his career he was the ...
... leaving the picture on the life of its author , whose name was Baccio , the friend of Savonarola , student under Leonardo da Vinci , Raffaelle's master in colouring and his pupil in perspective . In the outset of his career he was the ...
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... leaving London , we arrive at the Penshurst station . If , however , the pleasure - seeker is unable to accomplish a walk of nearly seven miles , he should stop at Edenbridge , the station before Penshurst , where a carriage may be ...
... leaving London , we arrive at the Penshurst station . If , however , the pleasure - seeker is unable to accomplish a walk of nearly seven miles , he should stop at Edenbridge , the station before Penshurst , where a carriage may be ...
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... leaving hearkening or inquiring where the King is or goes , be it early or late , without grudging , mumbling , or talking of the king's pastime , late or early going to bed , or any other matter . " Harry cared little for the bruiting ...
... leaving hearkening or inquiring where the King is or goes , be it early or late , without grudging , mumbling , or talking of the king's pastime , late or early going to bed , or any other matter . " Harry cared little for the bruiting ...
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... leave it an occasion of greater grace to her hand , which , with the tip of one of her other fingers , might be , and was usually by her , hidden without the least blemish to it . Likewise , there were said to be upon some parts of her ...
... leave it an occasion of greater grace to her hand , which , with the tip of one of her other fingers , might be , and was usually by her , hidden without the least blemish to it . Likewise , there were said to be upon some parts of her ...
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aisle altar tomb ancient Anne Boleyn Anne of Cleves Anne's antiquity arch Archbishop architectural beauty bridge BRIGHTON building called CARRIAGE cathedral century chancel chapel Chiddingstone Cobham colour court Cross Croydon DAY'S EXCURSIONS distance east Edenbridge effigy entrance erected foliage font Fra Bartolomeo gables gallery George's Hill Guildford Hall Harrow Henry Hever Castle interest journey King knight lady lane Lean mules LONDON looking mansion Merstham miles modern monumental brasses nave Norman north transept Oatlands Old Shoreham paintings palace Panshanger park pass Penshurst picture picturesque PLEASURE EXCURSIONS portrait present price 6d projecting clock RAILWAY CHRONICLE OFFICE Reigate remains residence river river Eden road rude ruins Sanderstead Saxon scenery Shoreham Sir Thomas south side SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAYS spot station tourist tower town transept trucks of stone village visitor walk walls Walton Wellington-street North Westminster Abbey Weybridge White Hart whole Winchester worth Wyatt Wykeham's
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Page 5 - The lofty tower, with the grated door and porter's lodge beneath it, the retired ambulatory, the separate cells, the common refectory, the venerable church, the black flowing dress and the silver cross worn by the members, the conventual appellation of brother, with which they salute each other ; in short, the silence, the order, and the neatness, that here reign, serve to recall the idea of a monastery to those who have seen one, and will give no imperfect idea of such an establishment to those...
Page 7 - Others are in the horse-shoe form, of which the entrance into the north porch is the most antique specimen. In one place we have a curious triangular arch. The capitals and bases of the columns alternately vary in their form, as well as in their ornaments. The same circumstance is observable in the ribs of the arches, especially in the north and south aisles; some of them being plain, and others profusely embellished, and in different styles, even within the same arch.
Page 7 - ... 120 feet, and a large square tower over the intersection. It is entirely the work of De Blois, except the front and upper story of the west end, which are of a...
Page 7 - ... when she composed her hands to play and her voice to sing, it was joined with that sweetness of countenance that three harmonies concurred ; likewise, when she danced, her rare proportions varied themselves into all the graces that belong either to rest or motion.
Page 5 - They had also a pottage called mortrel, made of milk and wastelbred, a dish of flesh or fish, as the day should require, and a pittance for their dinner, likewise one dish for their supper. Besides these thirteen resident poor men, the foundation required that one hundred others, the most indigent that could be found in the city, but of good characters, should be provided every day with a loaf of bread, three quarts of small beer, and two messes for their dinner, in a hall appointed for this purpose,...