London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood: To Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation, Volume 4W. Stratford, 1807 - London (England) |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 82
Page
... arm a servile train ; ' Be his the blessings of a peaceful reign ! Behold ! the ascending villas on his side , Project long shadows o'er the chrystal tide Behold AUGUSTA's glittering spires increase ; And temples rise , the beauteous ...
... arm a servile train ; ' Be his the blessings of a peaceful reign ! Behold ! the ascending villas on his side , Project long shadows o'er the chrystal tide Behold AUGUSTA's glittering spires increase ; And temples rise , the beauteous ...
Page 9
... arms , they earned their living with their feet , and if they were lame in their legs , they earned their living with their arms . The old building was entirely destroyed by the dreadful fire in 1666 , together with all the dwelling ...
... arms , they earned their living with their feet , and if they were lame in their legs , they earned their living with their arms . The old building was entirely destroyed by the dreadful fire in 1666 , together with all the dwelling ...
Page 14
... arms of the corporation , portcullises , & c . The place most worthy of inspection is THE HALL . A vast room , thirty - nine paces in length , and fifteen in breadth , with an handsome chimney piece at each end , and arcades at the ...
... arms of the corporation , portcullises , & c . The place most worthy of inspection is THE HALL . A vast room , thirty - nine paces in length , and fifteen in breadth , with an handsome chimney piece at each end , and arcades at the ...
Page 29
... arms of England , finely carved ; the intercolumns are large pannels in carved frames ; and near the pediment on the south side , is an enrichment of cherubims , and the carved figure of a Pe- gasus , the badge of the society of the ...
... arms of England , finely carved ; the intercolumns are large pannels in carved frames ; and near the pediment on the south side , is an enrichment of cherubims , and the carved figure of a Pe- gasus , the badge of the society of the ...
Page 30
... arms , date , nor name , or other inscription : to the memory of SILVESTER DE EVERDON , bishop of Carlisle , archdeacon of Chester , and lord chancellor of England ; bishop from 1246 to 1253 . Sir THOMAS ROBINSON , baronet , treasurer ...
... arms , date , nor name , or other inscription : to the memory of SILVESTER DE EVERDON , bishop of Carlisle , archdeacon of Chester , and lord chancellor of England ; bishop from 1246 to 1253 . Sir THOMAS ROBINSON , baronet , treasurer ...
Other editions - View all
London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 4 David Hughson No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
adjoining adorned afterwards annum antient appears arch beautiful belonging bishop bishop of London building built called chancellor Chancery chapel charity Charles Charles II city of London Corinthian order court crown daughter died dress duke earl east Edward Edward VI elegant England entablature erected expence feet formerly front gallery garden gentlemen George gold Gray's Inn ground hall handsome Henry VIII honour hospital hundred inhabitants Inigo Jones Inner Temple inscription Ionic order James justice king king's knight lady Lane late lord chancellor lord mayor magnificent mansion marble Mary Master memory ment monument north side ornamented painted palace parish parliament pediment persons pilasters pillars poor present prince queen Elizabeth reign residence Richard royal Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William south side Southwark spacious square stone Street Temple tion tower Tuscan order wall wards Westminster whole
Popular passages
Page 546 - ... next came the queen, in the sixtyfifth year of her age, as we were told, very majestic ; her face oblong, fair, but wrinkled ; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject to, from their too great use of sugar...
Page 362 - For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us : therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness ; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Page 52 - I myself thought good to imitate the Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meate, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home...
Page 295 - No more the Grecian muse unrivall'd reigns, To Britain let the nations homage pay : She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, A Pindar's rapture in the lyre of Gray.
Page 51 - For while with their knife which they hold in one hand they cut the meate out of the dish, they fasten their forke which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish...
Page 234 - Serjeant at Arms ; a Physician ; an Apothecary ; four Minstrels ; a Keeper of his Tents ; an Armourer ; an Instructor of his Wards ; two Yeomen in his Wardrobe ; and a Keeper of his chamber in the court.
Page 303 - Laud be to God ! — even there my life must end. It hath been prophesied to me many years, I should not die but in Jerusalem ; Which vainly I supposed the Holy Land. — But bear me to that chamber ; there I'll lie ; In that Jerusalem shall Harry die.
Page 296 - To paint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose : then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew, The Actor's genius bade them breathe anew; Though, like the bard himself, in night they lay, Immortal Garrick call'd them back to day: And till Eternity with power...
Page 542 - VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englishman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand.
Page 465 - ... the flame round about, and in a very short space the whole building was quite consumed, and no man hurt ; the house being filled with people to behold the play, viz, of 'Henry the Eighth:' and the next spring it was new builded in far fairer manner than before.