The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1793 |
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... adorned with a noble piece of water , called " The Serpentine River , " and with diverfified plan- tations of various kinds of trees , which , together with its elevated fituation , commanding rich and extenfive views , render it a very ...
... adorned with a noble piece of water , called " The Serpentine River , " and with diverfified plan- tations of various kinds of trees , which , together with its elevated fituation , commanding rich and extenfive views , render it a very ...
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... adorned with a lofty arcade of 32 arches , each 12 feet wide , and 24 high . The grand femicircular arch in the middle of the basement , is that intended for the reception of the king's barges . The length of the arcade is happily ...
... adorned with a lofty arcade of 32 arches , each 12 feet wide , and 24 high . The grand femicircular arch in the middle of the basement , is that intended for the reception of the king's barges . The length of the arcade is happily ...
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... adorned with a ducal coronet , and the arms of France and England quartered . In niches on one fide are feventeen Kings ; but in the niches on the other fide there are no ftatues remaining . The infcription , in Latin , alludes to the ...
... adorned with a ducal coronet , and the arms of France and England quartered . In niches on one fide are feventeen Kings ; but in the niches on the other fide there are no ftatues remaining . The infcription , in Latin , alludes to the ...
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... adorned with masterly paintings , rich hangings , marbles , and alto re- lievos . But how unftable is human grandeur ! Sir Gre- gory died in 1775 , and left this feat to his nephew , Sir Gregory Turner , who took the name and arms of ...
... adorned with masterly paintings , rich hangings , marbles , and alto re- lievos . But how unftable is human grandeur ! Sir Gre- gory died in 1775 , and left this feat to his nephew , Sir Gregory Turner , who took the name and arms of ...
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... adorned the grounds , is now the ornament of Leicester Square . One of the principal lots was purchased by William Hallett , Efq . then a cabinet maker in Long Acre , who having likewife purchased the estate at Canons , erected on the ...
... adorned the grounds , is now the ornament of Leicester Square . One of the principal lots was purchased by William Hallett , Efq . then a cabinet maker in Long Acre , who having likewife purchased the estate at Canons , erected on the ...
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Page 5 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion: when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Page 224 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours; Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants. So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Page 105 - My Lord, I am a great deal older than your grace, and have, I believe, heard more arguments for atheism than ever your grace did ; but I have lived long enough to see there is nothing in them ; and so, I hope, your grace will.
Page 224 - Indies ours ; finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants, cities in deserts, woods in cities, plants : so that to us no thing, no place, is strange, while his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Page 213 - His high-crown'd hat, and satin doublet, Moved the stout heart of England's queen, Though Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it.
Page 135 - With so many disadvantages, it was not easy to produce any thing even tolerable in gardening ; but princely munificence overcame all difficulties. What was once a desert is now an Eden.
Page 53 - Or gilded clouds in fair expanfion lie, And bring all Paradife before your eye. To reft, the Cufhion and foft Dean invite, Who never mentions Hell to ears polite.
Page 104 - ... condition. The honour, however, is great. But honours are often accompanied with inconveniences, and Fairlop has suffered from its honourable distinctions. In the feasting that attends a fair...
Page 138 - Solitude is situated very near the south front of the palace. " At the head of the lake, and near the- Temple of Eolus, stands a Chinese octagon building of two stories, built, many years ago, from the designs of Goupy.
Page 5 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.