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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Página 119
... whilst the property of others who had filed was sequestered . " * In the following year the city was garrisoned by the Parlia ment . One of the aldermen ( named Barker , ) was appointed governor ; and a regiment of infantry , and one ...
... whilst the property of others who had filed was sequestered . " * In the following year the city was garrisoned by the Parlia ment . One of the aldermen ( named Barker , ) was appointed governor ; and a regiment of infantry , and one ...
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... whilst the shortest line along the Severn is not more than thirty miles , giving a medium of about thirty - six miles in length ; and the extreme breadth from Oldberrow in the east , to Berrington near Tenbury in the west , is estimated ...
... whilst the shortest line along the Severn is not more than thirty miles , giving a medium of about thirty - six miles in length ; and the extreme breadth from Oldberrow in the east , to Berrington near Tenbury in the west , is estimated ...
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... whilst the detached parts being estimated at 19,200 , the whole is stated to amount to 618,240 acres . If the measurement from Cary's map be taken as a standard , the mean length would be no more than thirty , and the breadth twenty ...
... whilst the detached parts being estimated at 19,200 , the whole is stated to amount to 618,240 acres . If the measurement from Cary's map be taken as a standard , the mean length would be no more than thirty , and the breadth twenty ...
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... whilst in Domesday - book it appears to have had the appellation of " Wirecestre ; " and its present Latin name is “ Wigornia . " It is therefore now gene- rally adopted as an opinion , that the present name is a corruption from that in ...
... whilst in Domesday - book it appears to have had the appellation of " Wirecestre ; " and its present Latin name is “ Wigornia . " It is therefore now gene- rally adopted as an opinion , that the present name is a corruption from that in ...
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... whilst others assert that the Wiccian governors were dis- tinguished by the name of " subreguli , " analogous ' to vice roy . Florence calls Oshere Bishop of this district ; but other writers speak of him by the name of Osrick ; and ...
... whilst others assert that the Wiccian governors were dis- tinguished by the name of " subreguli , " analogous ' to vice roy . Florence calls Oshere Bishop of this district ; but other writers speak of him by the name of Osrick ; and ...
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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