The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1794 |
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... late the King's Printing - Houfe , in Black - Friats , now ftands : from hence another wall ran near the river fide , along Thames - ftreet , quite to the fort on the eaf- tern extremity . The walls , about 22 feet high , were three ...
... late the King's Printing - Houfe , in Black - Friats , now ftands : from hence another wall ran near the river fide , along Thames - ftreet , quite to the fort on the eaf- tern extremity . The walls , about 22 feet high , were three ...
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... late Mr. Brown , that distinguished pupil of the great Kent , who , in the most happy manner , adopted and improved thofe principles of gardening which were laid down by his predeceffor . The beauty of this park is heightened by its ...
... late Mr. Brown , that distinguished pupil of the great Kent , who , in the most happy manner , adopted and improved thofe principles of gardening which were laid down by his predeceffor . The beauty of this park is heightened by its ...
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... late Mr. Cipriani . - Little did James think , that he was erecting a pile from which his fon was to step from the throne to the fcaffold ! The Banqueting Houfe has been , for many years paft , converted into a chapel ; and George I ...
... late Mr. Cipriani . - Little did James think , that he was erecting a pile from which his fon was to step from the throne to the fcaffold ! The Banqueting Houfe has been , for many years paft , converted into a chapel ; and George I ...
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... late earl of Chatham , both executed by Ba- The front of this hall has been rebuilt in the Go- thic ftyle , by Mr. Dance , the city furveyor . - In this Guildhall the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas hold fittings at Nifi Prius ...
... late earl of Chatham , both executed by Ba- The front of this hall has been rebuilt in the Go- thic ftyle , by Mr. Dance , the city furveyor . - In this Guildhall the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas hold fittings at Nifi Prius ...
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... late keeper of his majefty's regalia , 30th Sep- tember , 1674 , aged So , " was deposited here This vene- rable man was keeper of the regalia , when the ruffian Blood made the notorious attempt on the crown , and other ornaments of ...
... late keeper of his majefty's regalia , 30th Sep- tember , 1674 , aged So , " was deposited here This vene- rable man was keeper of the regalia , when the ruffian Blood made the notorious attempt on the crown , and other ornaments of ...
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Page 7 - 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 250 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Page 82 - Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends!
Page 120 - 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 226 - ... law. The Barons next a nobler league began, Both those of English and of Norman race, In one fraternal nation blended now, The nation of the Free...
Page 227 - And, lastly (which alone would have merited the title that it bears, of the great charter), it protected every individual of the nation in the free enjoyment of his life, his liberty, and his property, unless declared to be forfeited by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Page 7 - 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.
Page 195 - VIII for his pleasure and retirement, and built by him with an excess of magnificence and elegance, even to ostentation: one would imagine every thing that architecture can perform to have been employed in this one work.
Page 64 - Yeomen of the guards; his music also plays when he is at table: he is served by gentlemen in the best order; and I must say, that few German sovereign princes live with that magnificence, grandeur, and good order.
Page 221 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...