Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London from the Roman invasion to the year 1700, 第 3 巻 |
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... described by Fitz Stephen , and was of a ludicrous and rather dan- gerous nature . A post was set upright in the Thames , on which a shield had been firmly fast- ened : a boat with a platform on the bow , which supported a young man ...
... described by Fitz Stephen , and was of a ludicrous and rather dan- gerous nature . A post was set upright in the Thames , on which a shield had been firmly fast- ened : a boat with a platform on the bow , which supported a young man ...
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... the French standard , and sporting with dolphins ; at two of the angles were figures of Discord and Envy ; on the stage already described was a second , eight feet high , covered covered with white sarsnet , decorated with dol- phins , 41.
... the French standard , and sporting with dolphins ; at two of the angles were figures of Discord and Envy ; on the stage already described was a second , eight feet high , covered covered with white sarsnet , decorated with dol- phins , 41.
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... described , Betterton ob- tained the Royal permission of William III . to establish a new company under his licence ; and what was still more to the purpose , he procured the support and subscriptions of several persons of high rank ...
... described , Betterton ob- tained the Royal permission of William III . to establish a new company under his licence ; and what was still more to the purpose , he procured the support and subscriptions of several persons of high rank ...
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... described ; and , with respect to private collections , they are so numerous and important , that it would be difficult to decide which deserves the preference in selection , and to mention all is utterly impracticable . A The universal ...
... described ; and , with respect to private collections , they are so numerous and important , that it would be difficult to decide which deserves the preference in selection , and to mention all is utterly impracticable . A The universal ...
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... described , iii . 157 . Archery , account of , iii . 17-19 . Arms , antient regulations respecting , i . 73 . Arthur's show , particulars of , iii . 18 . Asm , S. extract from Sermon by , ii . 113 . Astrologia , term defined , ii . 219 ...
... described , iii . 157 . Archery , account of , iii . 17-19 . Arms , antient regulations respecting , i . 73 . Arthur's show , particulars of , iii . 18 . Asm , S. extract from Sermon by , ii . 113 . Astrologia , term defined , ii . 219 ...
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81 ページ - tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
162 ページ - Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks ; Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes That on the green turf suck the honey'd showers And purple all the ground with vernal flowers.
153 ページ - Sweet Swan of Avon! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James!
192 ページ - The wrath of Peleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O Goddess, sing; That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. The stern Pelides...
226 ページ - Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.
189 ページ - His banished gods restored to rites divine, And settled sure succession in his line ; From whence the race of Alban fathers come And the long glories of majestic Rome.
153 ページ - But stay, I see thee in the hemisphere Advanced, and made a constellation there! Shine forth, thou Star of poets, and with rage Or influence, chide or cheer the drooping stage, Which, since thy flight from hence, hath mourned like night, And despairs day, but for thy volume's light.
181 ページ - IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to write of himself; it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind ; neither my mind, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is sufficient for my own contentment, that they have preserved me...
187 ページ - Hell, Earth, Chaos, all; the argument Held me a while misdoubting his intent, That he would ruin (for I saw him strong) The sacred truths to fable and old song (So...
162 ページ - And purple all the ground with vernal flowers. Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale jessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well-attired woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears; Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.