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In the 13th century , when this was an open area , a fair of fifteen days ' duration
was held here , commencing on the Eve of Pentecost . Edmund Spenser , author
of the Faerie Queen , is said to have been born in East Smithfield . Eastcheap ...
In the 13th century , when this was an open area , a fair of fifteen days ' duration
was held here , commencing on the Eve of Pentecost . Edmund Spenser , author
of the Faerie Queen , is said to have been born in East Smithfield . Eastcheap ...
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But now our sun is setting ; night comes on ; The wat'ry wilderness in which we
reign'd , Proves in our ruins peaceful . Merchants trade Fearless abroad as in the
river's mouth , And free as in a harbour . Then , fair Thames , Queen of fresh ...
But now our sun is setting ; night comes on ; The wat'ry wilderness in which we
reign'd , Proves in our ruins peaceful . Merchants trade Fearless abroad as in the
river's mouth , And free as in a harbour . Then , fair Thames , Queen of fresh ...
Σελίδα 29
Fair Street , HORSELYDOWN , the bottom of Tooley Street . Thomas Guy , the
founder of Guy's Hospital , was born in this street , in the north - east corner
house of Pritchard's Alley , two doors east of St. John's Churchyard . The street
marks the ...
Fair Street , HORSELYDOWN , the bottom of Tooley Street . Thomas Guy , the
founder of Guy's Hospital , was born in this street , in the north - east corner
house of Pritchard's Alley , two doors east of St. John's Churchyard . The street
marks the ...
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A view of the humours of Harlow Bush Fair and some figures were in another
room , These paintings were traditionally accounted for by a statement that
Hogarth in his early years lodged at the Elephant , and falling behind in his
payments ...
A view of the humours of Harlow Bush Fair and some figures were in another
room , These paintings were traditionally accounted for by a statement that
Hogarth in his early years lodged at the Elephant , and falling behind in his
payments ...
Σελίδα 41
There is a mezzotint of Figg by Faber , and Hogarth has perpetuated his portrait
in the second plate of the Rake's Progress , as also in Southwark Fair , where he
appears on horseback . Figg's successor in reputation was Broughton .
There is a mezzotint of Figg by Faber , and Hogarth has perpetuated his portrait
in the second plate of the Rake's Progress , as also in Southwark Fair , where he
appears on horseback . Figg's successor in reputation was Broughton .
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
Δεν εντοπίσαμε κριτικές στις συνήθεις τοποθεσίες.
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
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Σελίδα 527 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
Σελίδα 116 - The King's players had a new play, called All is True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage; the Knights of the Order with their Georges and Garters, the guards with their embroidered coats, and the like— sufficient in truth within a while to make greatness very familiar if not ridiculous.
Σελίδα 89 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for a hermitage : If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, — Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty.
Σελίδα 508 - JOHN NEWTON, CLERK, Once an infidel and libertine, A servant of slaves in Africa, Was. by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST, Preserved, restored, pardoned, And appointed to preach the faith He had long laboured to destroy, Near sixteen years at Olney, in Bucks, And . . years in this church.
Σελίδα 442 - This night I'll change All that is metal, in my house, to gold : And early in the morning will I send To all the plumbers and the pewterers, And buy their tin and lead up ; and to Lothbury For all the copper.
Σελίδα 550 - Sunday shines no Sabbath-day to me: Then from the Mint walks forth the man of rhyme, Happy! to catch me, just at dinner-time.
Σελίδα 197 - Cross, hard by the way, Where we (thou know'st) do sell our hay, There is a house with stairs; And there did I see coming down Such folk as are not in our town, Forty at least, in pairs.
Σελίδα 226 - They will remember the singular character which belonged to that circle, in which every talent and accomplish'ment, every art and science, had its place. They will remember how the last debate was discussed in one corner, and the last comedy of Scribe in another ; while Wilkie gazed with modest admiration on Reynolds...
Σελίδα 330 - Midst greens and sweets, a regal fabric, stands, And sees each spring, luxuriant in her bowers, A snow of blossoms, and a wild of flowers, The dames of Britain oft in crowds repair To gravel walks, and unpolluted air.
Σελίδα 77 - He is a middle-sized, spare man, about forty years old. of a brown complexion, and darkbrown colored hair, but wears a wig; a hooked nose, a sharp chin, grey eyes, and a large mole near his mouth...
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| Τίτλος | London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Τόμος 2 Τόμος 2 του London past and present: its history, associations and traditions, based upon The handbook of London by P. Cunningham, Henry Benjamin Wheatley London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Henry Benjamin Wheatley |
| Συγγραφέας | Henry Benjamin Wheatley |
| Συνεισφέροντες | John Murray (Firm), Scribner & Welford |
| Εκδότης | J. Murray, 1891 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | η Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 17 Μαρ. 2007 |
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