London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood: To Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation, Volume 3W. Stratford, 1806 - London (England) |
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Page 380 - And Samuel said unto all Israel, behold, I have hearkened unto your voice, in all that you have said unto me, and have made a king over you." On the south side was the effigies of king James I. in his royal robes, sitting in a chair of state, done in relief.
Page 230 - steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him!" To behold Cheapside in its present state, displaying all the brilliant articles of trade in the most tasteful shops, whilst the upper stories exhibit structures of the most firm texture and stately forms, every beholder must be struck with
Page 230 - •without bringing to our mind the procession of the usurper Henry of Lancaster with the deposed Richard II. through this street : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard. No man
Page 31 - the lord mayor, aldermen, and common council of the city of London, allotted to the governors a large piece of ground near London Wall, on the south side of the lower quarter of Moorfields, where the hospital of Bethlem now stands. The expedition, with which this stately fabric was completed, challenges our admiration. For, from an inscription over the arch facing the entrance
Page 61 - more bless'd? Cutler saw tenants break, and houses fall ;' For very want he could not build a wall. His only daughter in a stranger's power* ; For very want he could not pay her dower. * He had two daughters ; one married to Sir William
Page 536 - January 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 unintermitted exercise of Christian Charity. May this Tribute to his Fame Excite an emulation of his truly glorious Achievements
Page 486 - On, on,' quoth she, ' it maketh no matter, it is no indifferent court for me, therefore I will not tarry ¡ go on your ways.' And thus she departed without any further answer at that time or any other, and never would appear after in any court." * * A very singular circumstance occurred on
Page 230 - His face still combating with fears and smiles, 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!
Page 560 - and Keepers or Wardens, And Commonalty, of the Mystery or Art of a Stationer of the City of London, for ever, " And that the same master, and keepers or wardens, and commonalty, and their successors, may from time lo time make and ordain, and establish, fur the good and well ordering and
Page 617 - this way, For Stephen Forster, late Maior, heartily pray, And Dame Agnes, his Spouse, to God consecrate, That of pitie this house made for Londoners in Ludgate. So that for lodging and Water prisoners here nought pay. As their keepers shall all answere at dreadful doomes-day. . These venerable founders not only settled a salary for