An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster ...Newbery and Carnan, 1769 - 80 strán (strany) |
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Strana 7
... placed the infirmary , the mill , and waterworks that fupply the Tower with water . Great ceremony is ufed at opening and fhutting the principal gate night and morning . A little before fix in the morning in fummer , and as foon as it ...
... placed the infirmary , the mill , and waterworks that fupply the Tower with water . Great ceremony is ufed at opening and fhutting the principal gate night and morning . A little before fix in the morning in fummer , and as foon as it ...
Strana 12
... placed against the wall ; and over the door where you are to enter is another figure of a lion ; there you ring , and for fix - pence each person , you will pre- fen tly fently gain admittance , and be fhewn such a noble 12 Of the TOWER ...
... placed against the wall ; and over the door where you are to enter is another figure of a lion ; there you ring , and for fix - pence each person , you will pre- fen tly fently gain admittance , and be fhewn such a noble 12 Of the TOWER ...
Strana 40
... placed upon a pedaftal five feet high . At the eaft or farther end , in the oppofite corner , are two fuits of armour , one made for Henry V. the other for Henry VI . over each of which is a femicircle of piftols ; between these is ...
... placed upon a pedaftal five feet high . At the eaft or farther end , in the oppofite corner , are two fuits of armour , one made for Henry V. the other for Henry VI . over each of which is a femicircle of piftols ; between these is ...
Strana 41
... placed at right angles , with the form of a falling ftar on the cieling exactly in the middle of them , being the centre of this magnificent room . Into this place opens the grand ftair - cafe door , for the admif- fion of the royal ...
... placed at right angles , with the form of a falling ftar on the cieling exactly in the middle of them , being the centre of this magnificent room . Into this place opens the grand ftair - cafe door , for the admif- fion of the royal ...
Strana 46
... drum - major's chariot of ftate with the kettle drums placed ; it is drawn by four white horses at the head of the train , when upon a march . 19. Two 19. Two French field - pieces , taken at the 46 Of the TOWER of London ,
... drum - major's chariot of ftate with the kettle drums placed ; it is drawn by four white horses at the head of the train , when upon a march . 19. Two 19. Two French field - pieces , taken at the 46 Of the TOWER of London ,
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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...