A general collection of ... voyages and travels, digested by J. Pinkerton, Volume 2John Pinkerton 1808 |
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... parks of the nobility and gentry . In the more fruitful part of the county are found marles of feveral forts and ... park ; 7. Quarry- ftones , mill - ftones , and grind - ftones of feveral colours ; 8. Alabafter , and good marble of ...
... parks of the nobility and gentry . In the more fruitful part of the county are found marles of feveral forts and ... park ; 7. Quarry- ftones , mill - ftones , and grind - ftones of feveral colours ; 8. Alabafter , and good marble of ...
Page 36
... park , or fhelter for deer , which is partly confirmed by the arms of the town , viz . a buck couchant in a park . It stands on the weft fide of the river Derwent , and the fouth fide of it is watered by a little rivulet , called Mertin ...
... park , or fhelter for deer , which is partly confirmed by the arms of the town , viz . a buck couchant in a park . It stands on the weft fide of the river Derwent , and the fouth fide of it is watered by a little rivulet , called Mertin ...
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... park gate , on the weft fide of Grofvenor - fquare , to the furtheft buildings that are contiguous in Lime- house , that is , from weft to east , is very near five miles in a direct line ; but if we take in the turnings and windings of ...
... park gate , on the weft fide of Grofvenor - fquare , to the furtheft buildings that are contiguous in Lime- house , that is , from weft to east , is very near five miles in a direct line ; but if we take in the turnings and windings of ...
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... Park , and the third fide extends from Stafford - houfe to Whitehall ; the circumference of the whole being about two miles . This fpot of ground , it is faid , was anciently an island , a branch of the Thames running through the Park ...
... Park , and the third fide extends from Stafford - houfe to Whitehall ; the circumference of the whole being about two miles . This fpot of ground , it is faid , was anciently an island , a branch of the Thames running through the Park ...
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... Park is adorned with the Duke of Buckingham's beautiful feat . But what renders St. James's park one of the most delightful fcenes in nature , is the variety of living objects which is met with here ; for befides the deer and wild ...
... Park is adorned with the Duke of Buckingham's beautiful feat . But what renders St. James's park one of the most delightful fcenes in nature , is the variety of living objects which is met with here ; for befides the deer and wild ...
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Page 42 - Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem : and this city shall remain for ever.
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Page 540 - ... to me. And it appeared to me extraordinary, that I should, thus at midnight, be in Oxford, in a large company of Oxonian clergy, without well knowing how I had got there. Meanwhile, however, I took all the pains in my power to recommend myself to my company, and, in the course of conversation, I gave them as good an account as I could of our German Universities, neither denying, nor concealing, that, now and then, we had riots and disturbances. " O we are
Page 509 - ... or strings, with which they encircled or enclosed multitudes of people of all ranks. These they hurried along with them, and everything else that came in their way, as trophies of joy; and thus, in the midst of exultation and triumph, they paraded through many of the most populous streets of London.
Page 138 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 209 - Sylvan (hades, and filent groves, (Haunt of the Druids) whence the earth is fed With copious fuel ; whence the fturdy oak, A prince's refuge once, th...
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Page 175 - To rest the cushion and soft dean invite, Who never mentions hell to ears polite. But, hark ! the chiming clocks to dinner call ; A hundred footsteps scrape the marble hall : The rich buffet well-colour'd serpents grace, And gaping Tritons spew, to wash your face.