The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volumen2Thomas Maiden, 1814 |
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... persons concerned in the Docks , as Shop - keepers , Slop - sellers , & c . , Sailors , Water- men , and others who derive employment from maritime pursuits . The Southern banks of the Thames , from Deptford and Rother- hithe , to ...
... persons concerned in the Docks , as Shop - keepers , Slop - sellers , & c . , Sailors , Water- men , and others who derive employment from maritime pursuits . The Southern banks of the Thames , from Deptford and Rother- hithe , to ...
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... persons , it may readily be conceived that these computations do not exceed the truth . The Manufactures , as has been stated in a general way in the preceding volume , in- clude almost every kind of article , either of utility or ...
... persons , it may readily be conceived that these computations do not exceed the truth . The Manufactures , as has been stated in a general way in the preceding volume , in- clude almost every kind of article , either of utility or ...
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... persons who made a business of buy ing and selling , however trifling their dealings might be . ' Ibid . 371. In the year 1205 , the Quinzieme of London amounted to 836l . 12s . 10d . a greater sum than was raised by this duty in any ...
... persons who made a business of buy ing and selling , however trifling their dealings might be . ' Ibid . 371. In the year 1205 , the Quinzieme of London amounted to 836l . 12s . 10d . a greater sum than was raised by this duty in any ...
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... persons found * We learn from Matthew Paris , that in this Reign , William de Trump- ington , Abbot of St. Albans , bought a House , or rather a Court of Houses , in London , as extensive as a great Palace , with Chapel , Stable ...
... persons found * We learn from Matthew Paris , that in this Reign , William de Trump- ington , Abbot of St. Albans , bought a House , or rather a Court of Houses , in London , as extensive as a great Palace , with Chapel , Stable ...
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... persons composing the procession amounting to nearly 4000. This latter spectacle was so costly and pompous , that ... person was made liable to maintain the pavement before his own door , under the forfeiture of sixpence to the King for ...
... persons composing the procession amounting to nearly 4000. This latter spectacle was so costly and pompous , that ... person was made liable to maintain the pavement before his own door , under the forfeiture of sixpence to the King for ...
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Página 462 - His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed : thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Página 473 - England, to borrow, owe, or take up any sum or sums of money on their bills or notes payable at demand, or at any less time than six months from the borrowing thereof...
Página 415 - Most gracious sovereign, will your Majesty be pleased so far to condescend as to permit the mayor of your loyal city of London to declare in your royal presence, on behalf of his fellow-citizens, how much the bare apprehension of your Majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds. The declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety, and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, sire, to assure your Majesty, that your Majesty...
Página 481 - England think it their duty to inform the proprietors of the bank stock, as well as the public at large, that the general concerns of the bank are in the most affluent and prosperous situation, and such as to preclude every doubt as to the security of its notes.
Página 672 - A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children...
Página 265 - There is no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers, and chained together the various productions of the elements with a free disorder natural to each species.
Página 239 - Paul's," writes Sir Christopher Wren, in the ' Parentalia,' " we are told an incident was taken notice of by some people as a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out upon the place the dimensions of the great dome, and fixed upon the centre, a common labourer was ordered to bring a flat stone from the heaps of rubbish (such as should first come to hand) to be laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened...
Página 301 - Gentiles' great apostle's name, With grace divine great Anna's seen to rise, An awful form, that glads a nation's eyes. Beneath her feet four mighty realms appear, And with due reverence pay their homage there) Britain and Ireland seem to owe her grace, And e'en wild India wears a smiling face.
Página 367 - Elizabeth, in the year 1558, under the appellation of " The Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the art or mystery of Salters in London.
Página 284 - Bernini's design of the Louvre I would have given my skin for ; but the old reserved Italian gave me but a few minutes' view ; it was five little designs on paper, for which he hath received as many thousand pistoles.