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... rising again to a noble range of verdant mountains , heaped and interfected in most variegated order ; while on their diftant tops the fea - mark towers diftinguifh its frontier country , and the river Ex opening towards the fouth winds ...
... rising again to a noble range of verdant mountains , heaped and interfected in most variegated order ; while on their diftant tops the fea - mark towers diftinguifh its frontier country , and the river Ex opening towards the fouth winds ...
Page 350
... rising from the edge of the river Avon , which falls in a cascade under the window of the great hall . On the other fide the river is the park , but the ground being moftly flat , and lying below the caftle , it does not appear to ...
... rising from the edge of the river Avon , which falls in a cascade under the window of the great hall . On the other fide the river is the park , but the ground being moftly flat , and lying below the caftle , it does not appear to ...
Page 527
... rising so late : for , as I was the only one in this family who was up , I could not get out of the house . This obliged me to fpend three most irksome and heavy hours till fix o'clock ; however , a fervant , at length , opened the door ...
... rising so late : for , as I was the only one in this family who was up , I could not get out of the house . This obliged me to fpend three most irksome and heavy hours till fix o'clock ; however , a fervant , at length , opened the door ...
Page 662
... rising ground , at the mouth of the river Me- dina . Its appearance , when near it , much refembles Gravefend water - fide ; but the internal part is far more pleafant and commodious ; -the streets however are nar- row , and the town ...
... rising ground , at the mouth of the river Me- dina . Its appearance , when near it , much refembles Gravefend water - fide ; but the internal part is far more pleafant and commodious ; -the streets however are nar- row , and the town ...
Page 741
... rising out of the fea at a diftance . Here the king's colours are hoifted and appear confpicu- ous aloft , for fhips to obferve and obey coming in . The Right Honourable the Earl of Godolphin commands as governor of all the iflands ...
... rising out of the fea at a diftance . Here the king's colours are hoifted and appear confpicu- ous aloft , for fhips to obferve and obey coming in . The Right Honourable the Earl of Godolphin commands as governor of all the iflands ...
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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.
Page 139 - The church hath power to decree rites and ceremonies, and authority in controversies of faith...
Page 174 - Two cupids squirt before: a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens next your admiration call, On every side you look, behold the wall!
Page 73 - Tylers and Bricklayers. 38. Bowyers. 39. Fletchers. 40. Blacksmiths 41. Joiners. 42. Weavers. 43. Woolmen. 44. Scriveners. 45. Fruiterers. 46. Plasterers. - 47- Stationers. 48. Embroiderers. 49. Upholders. 50.
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...
Page 303 - Did you not observe how, as that white sail shot by and was lost, he turned and crossed himself to drive the tempter from him that had thrown that distraction in his way ? I should tell you that the ferryman who rowed me, a lusty young fellow, told me that he would not for 'all the world pass a night at the abbey (there were such things seen near it) though there was a power of money hid there.
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.