An Antiquarian Ramble in the Streets of London: With Anecdotes of Their More Celebrated Residents, Band 2R. Bentley, 1846 - 465 Seiten |
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... says , " I dined to - day with Dr. Garth and Mr. Ad- dison , at the Devil Tavern near Temple Bar , and Garth treated . " The house continued to be the resort of literary people till the year 1750. It was pulled down in 1787 by Messrs ...
... says , " I dined to - day with Dr. Garth and Mr. Ad- dison , at the Devil Tavern near Temple Bar , and Garth treated . " The house continued to be the resort of literary people till the year 1750. It was pulled down in 1787 by Messrs ...
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... says that the documents were pre- served by Charles Bathurst , Esq . , who was originally in partnership with Mr. Motte , and from whose pos- session they descended to that of the Rev. Charles Bathurst Woodman , his grandson , who ...
... says that the documents were pre- served by Charles Bathurst , Esq . , who was originally in partnership with Mr. Motte , and from whose pos- session they descended to that of the Rev. Charles Bathurst Woodman , his grandson , who ...
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... says , " an extinct volcano . " The lawyers had not been long here before a calamity befel them , partly on their own account , and partly on that of their landlord , the Prior of St. John . The rebels under Wat Tyler , six years after ...
... says , " an extinct volcano . " The lawyers had not been long here before a calamity befel them , partly on their own account , and partly on that of their landlord , the Prior of St. John . The rebels under Wat Tyler , six years after ...
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... says Stow , " and defaced the beauty of Fleet Streete . From thence they went to the Temple to destroy it , and plucked down the houses , tooke off the tyles of the other buildings left ; went to the Churche , tooke out all the bookes ...
... says Stow , " and defaced the beauty of Fleet Streete . From thence they went to the Temple to destroy it , and plucked down the houses , tooke off the tyles of the other buildings left ; went to the Churche , tooke out all the bookes ...
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... says the enthusiastic laird in his well- known book , " with an impression given me by the Rev. Dr. Blair , of Edinburgh , who had been intro- duced to him not long before , and described his having found the giant in his den ; ' an ...
... says the enthusiastic laird in his well- known book , " with an impression given me by the Rev. Dr. Blair , of Edinburgh , who had been intro- duced to him not long before , and described his having found the giant in his den ; ' an ...
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Seite 140 - Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The live-long day with patient expectation To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome...
Seite 94 - Fleet Ditch with disemboguing streams Rolls the large tribute of dead dogs to Thames, The king of dykes ! than whom no sluice of mud With deeper sable blots the silver flood.
Seite 421 - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto ; your Grace being not ignorant of my suspicion therein. " But, if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness, then I desire of God, that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise...
Seite 54 - The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
Seite 20 - There when they came whereas those bricky towers The which on Thames' broad aged back do ride. Where now the studious lawyers have their bowers, There whilom wont the Templar knights to bide, Till they decayed through pride...
Seite 421 - You have chosen me, from a low estate, to be your queen and companion, far beyond my desert or desire. If then you found me worthy of such honour, good your grace let not any light fancy, or bad counsel of mine enemies, withdraw...
Seite 421 - I no sooner received this message by him, than I rightly conceived your meaning ; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your command.
Seite 212 - Little Britain was a plentiful and perpetual emporium of learned authors ; and men went thither as to a market. This drew to the place a mighty trade ; the rather because the shops were spacious, and the learned gladly resorted to them, where they seldom failed to meet with agreeable conversation. And the booksellers themselves were knowing and conversible men, with whom, for the sake of bookish knowledge, the greatest wits were pleased to converse.
Seite 134 - All good people, pray heartily unto God for these poor sinners, who are now going to their deaths, and for whom this great bell doth toll.
Seite 371 - ... of all sorts, and tents erecting to shelter both people and what goods they could get away. Oh the miserable and calamitous spectacle...