The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1793 |
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... paintings , ineftimable antiques , venerable decora .. tions of ancient fplendour , or all the exquifite em- . bellishments of modern art . Extenfive prospects charm the eye with undefcribable variety : the land- fcape , lefs extensive ...
... paintings , ineftimable antiques , venerable decora .. tions of ancient fplendour , or all the exquifite em- . bellishments of modern art . Extenfive prospects charm the eye with undefcribable variety : the land- fcape , lefs extensive ...
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... of the works done about the king's houfes , had only 8s . 4d . per diem , and 461. per ann . for houfe rent , a clerk , and incidental expences . WALPOLE , The ceiling of this noble room was painted by Rubens LONDON . 7.
... of the works done about the king's houfes , had only 8s . 4d . per diem , and 461. per ann . for houfe rent , a clerk , and incidental expences . WALPOLE , The ceiling of this noble room was painted by Rubens LONDON . 7.
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John Bew. The ceiling of this noble room was painted by Rubens , who had 3000l , for his work . The fubject is the apothe- ofis of James I. It forms nine compartments . One of the middle reprefents our pacific monarch on his earthly ...
John Bew. The ceiling of this noble room was painted by Rubens , who had 3000l , for his work . The fubject is the apothe- ofis of James I. It forms nine compartments . One of the middle reprefents our pacific monarch on his earthly ...
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... paintings by Vandyck , preferved in the greatest per- fection ; and one copy of every book entered in the hall of the Company of Stationers is always fent here . This Mufeum is under the direction of forty - two truftees , twenty- one ...
... paintings by Vandyck , preferved in the greatest per- fection ; and one copy of every book entered in the hall of the Company of Stationers is always fent here . This Mufeum is under the direction of forty - two truftees , twenty- one ...
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... paintings by Mr. Barry , which do great honour to that artift . Of the Public Seminaries , the moft diftinguished are Westminster School , adjoining the Abbey , and , though not originally founded , yet nobly endowed by Queen Elizabeth ...
... paintings by Mr. Barry , which do great honour to that artift . Of the Public Seminaries , the moft diftinguished are Westminster School , adjoining the Abbey , and , though not originally founded , yet nobly endowed by Queen Elizabeth ...
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Página 5 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion: when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Página 224 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours; Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants. So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Página 105 - My Lord, I am a great deal older than your grace, and have, I believe, heard more arguments for atheism than ever your grace did ; but I have lived long enough to see there is nothing in them ; and so, I hope, your grace will.
Página 224 - Indies ours ; finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants, cities in deserts, woods in cities, plants : so that to us no thing, no place, is strange, while his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
Página 213 - His high-crown'd hat, and satin doublet, Moved the stout heart of England's queen, Though Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it.
Página 135 - With so many disadvantages, it was not easy to produce any thing even tolerable in gardening ; but princely munificence overcame all difficulties. What was once a desert is now an Eden.
Página 53 - Or gilded clouds in fair expanfion lie, And bring all Paradife before your eye. To reft, the Cufhion and foft Dean invite, Who never mentions Hell to ears polite.
Página 104 - ... condition. The honour, however, is great. But honours are often accompanied with inconveniences, and Fairlop has suffered from its honourable distinctions. In the feasting that attends a fair...
Página 138 - Solitude is situated very near the south front of the palace. " At the head of the lake, and near the- Temple of Eolus, stands a Chinese octagon building of two stories, built, many years ago, from the designs of Goupy.
Página 5 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.