London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Τόμος 2Based upon the Handbook of London, by the late Peter Cunningham. |
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... and had made pastures of arable land ; thereby not only annoying Her Majesty in her walks and passages , but to the hinderance of her game , and great injury to the common , which at Lammas was wont to be laid open .
... and had made pastures of arable land ; thereby not only annoying Her Majesty in her walks and passages , but to the hinderance of her game , and great injury to the common , which at Lammas was wont to be laid open .
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... roam through Elm or Garden Court , Fig Tree , or Fountain side , or learned shade Of King's Bench Walks by pleadings vocal made , Thrice hallowed shades where slipshop Benchers muse , Attorneys haunt , and Special Pleaders cruise !
... roam through Elm or Garden Court , Fig Tree , or Fountain side , or learned shade Of King's Bench Walks by pleadings vocal made , Thrice hallowed shades where slipshop Benchers muse , Attorneys haunt , and Special Pleaders cruise !
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—Thence to the ' Change , and meeting Sir J. Minnes there he and I walked to look upon Backwell's design of making another alley from his shop over against the Exchange door , which will be very noble and quite put down the other two .
—Thence to the ' Change , and meeting Sir J. Minnes there he and I walked to look upon Backwell's design of making another alley from his shop over against the Exchange door , which will be very noble and quite put down the other two .
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This Exchange contains two walks below stairs , and as many above , with shops on each side for sempsters ... insomuch that the shops in the first walk next the street can hardly meet with tenants , those backwards lying useless ...
This Exchange contains two walks below stairs , and as many above , with shops on each side for sempsters ... insomuch that the shops in the first walk next the street can hardly meet with tenants , those backwards lying useless ...
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In the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and James I. it was a favourite walk with the citizens of London on a Sunday , hence Hotspur's allusion to Lady Percy : — And giv'st such sarcenet surety for thy oaths , As if thou ne'er walk'dst further ...
In the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and James I. it was a favourite walk with the citizens of London on a Sunday , hence Hotspur's allusion to Lady Percy : — And giv'st such sarcenet surety for thy oaths , As if thou ne'er walk'dst further ...
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London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions Henry Benjamin Wheatley,Peter Cunningham Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2011 |
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Σελίδα 525 - 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 114 - 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 87 - 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 506 - 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 440 - 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 548 - 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 195 - 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 224 - 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 328 - 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 75 - 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...