An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster ...Newbery and Carnan, 1769 - 80 strán (strany) |
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Strana 15
... Some of the people came out , and , having bolted the den - door , which the carpenter had neg- lected in his precipitate retreat , they roufed Wil- liam , who fhaking the lion by the paw took his leave ; but Dunco was too well bred to ...
... Some of the people came out , and , having bolted the den - door , which the carpenter had neg- lected in his precipitate retreat , they roufed Wil- liam , who fhaking the lion by the paw took his leave ; but Dunco was too well bred to ...
Strana 25
... Some fay that the Hyena will dig human bodies out of their graves , and eat them ; but perhaps this is only when preffed by the feverity of hunger . He naturally limps upon one of his hind - legs , notwithstanding which im- perfection ...
... Some fay that the Hyena will dig human bodies out of their graves , and eat them ; but perhaps this is only when preffed by the feverity of hunger . He naturally limps upon one of his hind - legs , notwithstanding which im- perfection ...
Strana 26
... some streaks of a dark brown ; and the hair upon his neck is near a span long , and often set up like hogs bristles . We cannot quit this fubject , without lamenting the lofs of a fine large Oftrich which lately died here , and of whom ...
... some streaks of a dark brown ; and the hair upon his neck is near a span long , and often set up like hogs bristles . We cannot quit this fubject , without lamenting the lofs of a fine large Oftrich which lately died here , and of whom ...
Strana 38
... Some weapons made with the part of a scythe fixed on a pole , which were taken from the Duke of Monmouth's party at the battle of Sedgemore in the reign of James II . 23. The partyzans that were carried at the fune- ral of king William ...
... Some weapons made with the part of a scythe fixed on a pole , which were taken from the Duke of Monmouth's party at the battle of Sedgemore in the reign of James II . 23. The partyzans that were carried at the fune- ral of king William ...
Strana 40
... Some arms taken at Bath in the year 1715 . These are diftinguished from all others in the Tower , by having what they call dog - locks , which kind of locks have a ketch to fecure them from going off at a half cock . 2. Bayonets and ...
... Some arms taken at Bath in the year 1715 . These are diftinguished from all others in the Tower , by having what they call dog - locks , which kind of locks have a ketch to fecure them from going off at a half cock . 2. Bayonets and ...
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An historical account of the curiosities of London and Westminster [by D ... David Henry Úplné zobrazenie - 1785 |
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Strana 112 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Strana 150 - Poets' lays, Due to his merit, and brave thirst of praise. Living, great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying, fears herself may die.
Strana 118 - OF manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity a child : With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once, and lash the age: Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted ev'n among the great : A safe companion, and an easy friend, Unblam'd thro
Strana 146 - Statefman, yet friend to truth ! of foul fincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promife, ferv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who loft no friend ; Ennobled by himfelf, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd, by the Mufe he lov'd.
Strana 32 - Matthew is diftinguifhed by an Angel, St. Mark by a Lion, St. Luke by an Ox, and St. John by an Eagle.
Strana 41 - But the next morning, waking out of a good sleep, though he was exceedingly perplexed with the lively representation of all particulars to his memory, he was willing...
Strana 173 - This Duchess was a wise, witty, and learned lady, which her many Bookes do well testify : she was a most virtuous, and loving and careful wife, and was with her lord all the time of his banishment and miseries, and when he came home, never parted from him in his solitary retirements.
Strana 109 - Do, pious marble, let thy readers know What they, and what their children owe To Drayton's name: whose sacred dust We recommend unto thy trust. Protect his memory, and preserve 'his story, Remain a lasting monument of his glory. And when thy ruins shall disclaim To be the treasurer of his name; His name, that cannot die, shall be An everlasting monument to thee.
Strana 163 - His titles he not only deserved, but adorned; his virtues are manifest in his good works, which had never dazzled the public eye, if they had not been too bright to be concealed ; and as to his fame...
Strana 40 - Amongst the rest there was one, which was upon a better foundation of credit than' usually such discourses are founded upon. There was an officer in the king's wardrobe in Windsor castle, of a good reputation for honesty and discretion, and then about the age of fifty years, or more. This man had, in his youth, been bred in a school, in the parish where sir George Villiers, the father of the duke, lived, and had been much cherished and obliged, in that season of his age, by the said sir George, whom...