The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 15,Parte 1Thomas Maiden, 1814 |
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... ancient choir is now the body of the church , on each side of which are eight stalls , with painted figures of saints , and scrolls containing sentences of scripture On the north side of the west end are the alabaster effigies , on an ...
... ancient choir is now the body of the church , on each side of which are eight stalls , with painted figures of saints , and scrolls containing sentences of scripture On the north side of the west end are the alabaster effigies , on an ...
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... ancient castle , which seems to have been double moated about ; in the innermost moat was found a well , steined about with stone five foot deep , which , being cleansed , proves an admirable spring , and serves the house and offices ...
... ancient castle , which seems to have been double moated about ; in the innermost moat was found a well , steined about with stone five foot deep , which , being cleansed , proves an admirable spring , and serves the house and offices ...
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... ancient pile long the residence of the Dixwell family , ancestors to Mr. Grimes , who procured the attached manor in the reign of Edward VI . The house stands on an elevated spot , and commands views over picturesque parts of the ...
... ancient pile long the residence of the Dixwell family , ancestors to Mr. Grimes , who procured the attached manor in the reign of Edward VI . The house stands on an elevated spot , and commands views over picturesque parts of the ...
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... ancient painted glass , expressive of various religious subjects . The ceiling is of oak , ribbed and carved . On each side of the nave is a gallery ; and amongst the excellent furniture of the church is a good organ . In the steeple is ...
... ancient painted glass , expressive of various religious subjects . The ceiling is of oak , ribbed and carved . On each side of the nave is a gallery ; and amongst the excellent furniture of the church is a good organ . In the steeple is ...
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... ancient Gilds of this city . It will be recollected that gilds , according to their original consti- tution , were associations for the purposes of religion , of charity , or of mercantile pursuit ; and , sometimes , all these objects ...
... ancient Gilds of this city . It will be recollected that gilds , according to their original consti- tution , were associations for the purposes of religion , of charity , or of mercantile pursuit ; and , sometimes , all these objects ...
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Página 245 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Página 249 - He was received into the company then in being, at first in a very mean rank; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the stage, soon distinguished him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer.
Página 250 - His father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he kill'da calfe he would doe it in a high style, and make a speech.
Página 207 - When Sorrow weeps o'er Virtue's sacred dust, Our tears become us, and our Grief is just: Such were the tears she shed, who grateful pays This last sad tribute of her love and praise.
Página 161 - ... fighting, he rode up and down among them, sometimes with his hat in his hand, entreating them to stand to their arms and fight like men...
Página 152 - I have been told by some old people, who in their younger years were eyewitnesses of these pageants so acted, that the yearly confluence of people to see that shew was extraordinary great, and yielded no small advantage to this city.
Página 106 - It is said by Eapin, that the countess, previous to her riding, commanded all persons to keep within doors, and from their windows, on pain of death ; but, notwithstanding this severe penalty, there was one person who could not forbear giving a look, out of curiosity; but it cost him his life.
Página 106 - ... continued to solicit him, insomuch that he told her if she would ride on horseback naked from one end of the town to the other, in the sight of all the people, he would grant her request. Whereunto she returned, ' But will you give me leave so to do ? ' And he replying