The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1793 |
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... built the two towers at the weft end . This church is 360 feet in length within the walls ; at the nave it is 72 broad , and at the cross 195. Here most of our monarchs have been crowned , and many of them interred . It gives them ...
... built the two towers at the weft end . This church is 360 feet in length within the walls ; at the nave it is 72 broad , and at the cross 195. Here most of our monarchs have been crowned , and many of them interred . It gives them ...
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... York's , Picca- dilly , & c . & c . COURTS OF JUSTICE . Westminster Hall , now the feat of parliament , and of the courts of law , ftands on the fite of a royal palace built by by Edward the Confeffor . The stairs to it on 8 LONDON .
... York's , Picca- dilly , & c . & c . COURTS OF JUSTICE . Westminster Hall , now the feat of parliament , and of the courts of law , ftands on the fite of a royal palace built by by Edward the Confeffor . The stairs to it on 8 LONDON .
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... built by William Rufus , or poffibly rebuilt ; a great hall being then too neceffary an appendage to a palace , ever to have been neglected . It became ruinous before the reign of Richard II , who rebuilt it , in its prefent form , and ...
... built by William Rufus , or poffibly rebuilt ; a great hall being then too neceffary an appendage to a palace , ever to have been neglected . It became ruinous before the reign of Richard II , who rebuilt it , in its prefent form , and ...
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... built in the year 1431. Its great hall is 153 feet long , fifty broad , and fifty - eight high ; in which are placed two tremendous wooden giants , the pic- tures of feveral of the kings and queens of England , with whole lengths of ...
... built in the year 1431. Its great hall is 153 feet long , fifty broad , and fifty - eight high ; in which are placed two tremendous wooden giants , the pic- tures of feveral of the kings and queens of England , with whole lengths of ...
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... built in 1718 , on the deftruction , by fire , of a former custom houfe , on the fame fpot . In Mr. Pennant's Account of London are fome curious particulars of the produce of the customs at different times , from the year 1268 , when ...
... built in 1718 , on the deftruction , by fire , of a former custom houfe , on the fame fpot . In Mr. Pennant's Account of London are fome curious particulars of the produce of the customs at different times , from the year 1268 , when ...
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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.