The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1793 |
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... principal object of this publication : to be an entertaining companion in thefe excurfions , is ano- ther . With this view , the Editor has not only de- fcribed whatever he found curious in the works of Nature or of Art , but where any ...
... principal object of this publication : to be an entertaining companion in thefe excurfions , is ano- ther . With this view , the Editor has not only de- fcribed whatever he found curious in the works of Nature or of Art , but where any ...
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... principal nobility and gentry . Of these we fhall only mention the most distin- guifhed : namely , the Earl of Aldborough's , Stratford- Place ; Apfley House , Earl Bathurst's , Hyde Park Corner ; the Duke of Bedford's , Bloomsbury ...
... principal nobility and gentry . Of these we fhall only mention the most distin- guifhed : namely , the Earl of Aldborough's , Stratford- Place ; Apfley House , Earl Bathurst's , Hyde Park Corner ; the Duke of Bedford's , Bloomsbury ...
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... principal fronts is a piazza , and in the centre an area . The height of the building is 56 feet , and from the centre of the fouth fide rifes a lantern and turret 178 feet high , on the top of which is a vane , in the form of a ...
... principal fronts is a piazza , and in the centre an area . The height of the building is 56 feet , and from the centre of the fouth fide rifes a lantern and turret 178 feet high , on the top of which is a vane , in the form of a ...
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... principal and attic ftory . In this front , are apart- ments for the Royal Academy , and for the Royal and Antiquarian Societies . The grand entrance , by three lofty arches , leads into a fpacious quadrangle , on each fide of which ...
... principal and attic ftory . In this front , are apart- ments for the Royal Academy , and for the Royal and Antiquarian Societies . The grand entrance , by three lofty arches , leads into a fpacious quadrangle , on each fide of which ...
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... principal front , erected on this terrace , confifts of a rustic basement , over which the Corinthian order prevails . Near the parade , in St. James's Park , is the Treasury , which has a noble elevated front . Gloomy and maffy ...
... principal front , erected on this terrace , confifts of a rustic basement , over which the Corinthian order prevails . Near the parade , in St. James's Park , is the Treasury , which has a noble elevated front . Gloomy and maffy ...
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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.