An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster ...Newbery and Carnan, 1769 - 80 strán (strany) |
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Strana 6
... also , at that time the admira- tion of all Europe . The Tower , as it is now fortified with cannon , is perhaps the best chosen situation for such a fortress of any in the world . It lies to the eastward of Lon- don , near enough to ...
... also , at that time the admira- tion of all Europe . The Tower , as it is now fortified with cannon , is perhaps the best chosen situation for such a fortress of any in the world . It lies to the eastward of Lon- don , near enough to ...
Strana 7
... also a water - gate , commonly called Traitors Gate , through which it has been customary to convey traitors , and other ftate prisoners , to or from the Tower , perhaps for greater privacy , and which is feldom opened on any other ...
... also a water - gate , commonly called Traitors Gate , through which it has been customary to convey traitors , and other ftate prisoners , to or from the Tower , perhaps for greater privacy , and which is feldom opened on any other ...
Strana 11
... also a separate divifion , which com- prehends near one third of the Tower , and contains houses for all the officers belonging to the coinage . The office of Keeper of the Records is oppofite the platform already defcribed . It has ...
... also a separate divifion , which com- prehends near one third of the Tower , and contains houses for all the officers belonging to the coinage . The office of Keeper of the Records is oppofite the platform already defcribed . It has ...
Strana 54
... also his target covered with horn ; which precious reliques were unfortunately confumed with that stately edi- fice itself , by the dreadful fire of London . The ar- mour here fhewn is seven foot high , and the sword and lance are of an ...
... also his target covered with horn ; which precious reliques were unfortunately confumed with that stately edi- fice itself , by the dreadful fire of London . The ar- mour here fhewn is seven foot high , and the sword and lance are of an ...
Strana 64
... also used by Edward IV . and Richard III . The ancient one was fold with the reft . This now in the Tower , was made after the re- ftoration . A bold attempt was made in the reign of King Charles II . to carry off these enfigns of ...
... also used by Edward IV . and Richard III . The ancient one was fold with the reft . This now in the Tower , was made after the re- ftoration . A bold attempt was made in the reign of King Charles II . to carry off these enfigns of ...
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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...