London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood: To Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation, Volumen3W. Stratford, 1806 |
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... present there be many fair houses , possessed by rich merchants and others . Those opulent persons , admiring the beautiful spire of St. Augustine , and observing the decays undermining it , and at the same time dreading the destruction ...
... present there be many fair houses , possessed by rich merchants and others . Those opulent persons , admiring the beautiful spire of St. Augustine , and observing the decays undermining it , and at the same time dreading the destruction ...
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... present structure erected by Mr. Joseph Tay- lor , from plans by Mr. Dance , at the expence of 29417 . The exterior of the church is constructed with brick , and has all the appearance of a riding house ; having high walls and semi ...
... present structure erected by Mr. Joseph Tay- lor , from plans by Mr. Dance , at the expence of 29417 . The exterior of the church is constructed with brick , and has all the appearance of a riding house ; having high walls and semi ...
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... present hall , is fronted in the Ionic stile , with a pe- diment and Venetian window ; within this hall are the por- traits of WILLIAM PORTINGTON , Esq . master carpenter in the office of his majesty's buildings ; who served that place ...
... present hall , is fronted in the Ionic stile , with a pe- diment and Venetian window ; within this hall are the por- traits of WILLIAM PORTINGTON , Esq . master carpenter in the office of his majesty's buildings ; who served that place ...
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... present themselves , must agitate the mind that feels for the woes of humanity , the pain , which they occasion , will rarely fail of being mitigated by the view of that relief which is administered to the wretched . " The unhappy ...
... present themselves , must agitate the mind that feels for the woes of humanity , the pain , which they occasion , will rarely fail of being mitigated by the view of that relief which is administered to the wretched . " The unhappy ...
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... present hos- pital has been proved to be in so decayed and dangerous a state , as to render it necessary to pull down a considerable part of it , and to discontinue the reception of patients , till a more commodious place could be fixed ...
... present hos- pital has been proved to be in so decayed and dangerous a state , as to render it necessary to pull down a considerable part of it , and to discontinue the reception of patients , till a more commodious place could be fixed ...
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Página 230 - God save him!' No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home; But dust was thrown upon his sacred head; Which with such gentle sorrow he shook off, His face still combating with tears and smiles, The badges of his grief and patience, That had not God, for some strong purpose, steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him.
Página 81 - Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow : 23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming, I might have required mine own -with usury?
Página 31 - The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, Of the City of London...
Página 61 - Cutler saw tenants break, and houses fall, For very want; he could not build a wall.
Página 626 - To where 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.
Página 66 - Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence, to summon mankind to society, or to break the bonds of slavery asunder, and to rule the wilderness of free minds with unbounded authority ; something that could establish or overwhelm empire, and strike a blow in the world that should resound through the universe.
Página 536 - June, 1790, a victim to the perilous and benevolent attempt to ascertain the cause of, and find an efficacious remedy for, the plague. He trod an open but unfrequented path to immortality, in the ardent and unremitted exercise of Christian charity. May this tribute to his fame excite an emulation of his truly glorious achievements.
Página 449 - ... commit him to the house of correction for any time not exceeding three months...
Página 260 - Permit me, sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your Majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the City of London in particular...
Página 13 - ... that their master Sir Thomas commanded them so to do; no man durst go to argue the matter, but each man lost his land, and my father paid his whole rent, which was 6s. 6d. the year, for that half which was left. Thus much of mine own knowledge have I thought good to note, that the sudden rising of some men causeth them in some matters to forget themselves.