The Topographer: Containing a Variety of Original Articles, Illustrative of the Local History and Antiquities of England, Volume 2Sir Egerton Brydges Robson and Clarke, 1790 - Great Britain |
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... Such were the views of the plan of this work , and at the clofe of the XVth Number , we have no reason to be discontented with it . Many valuable Correfpondents have according to our wishes con- tributed their affiftance , and are every ...
... Such were the views of the plan of this work , and at the clofe of the XVth Number , we have no reason to be discontented with it . Many valuable Correfpondents have according to our wishes con- tributed their affiftance , and are every ...
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... Such were the expectations raif'd by thefe immense designs ! But they are fince alas ! come to nothing . See Gough's Addi- tions to Camden , Vol . II . p . 197 . But let us indulge for a moment in the vifions of the Poet . This is fince ...
... Such were the expectations raif'd by thefe immense designs ! But they are fince alas ! come to nothing . See Gough's Addi- tions to Camden , Vol . II . p . 197 . But let us indulge for a moment in the vifions of the Poet . This is fince ...
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... Such as affects the foul , and which I fee With joy , celestial Westminster ! in thee . Not like Saint PAUL'S , beneath whofe ample dome , No thought arifes of the life to come : For , tho ' fuperb , not folemn is the place , The mind ...
... Such as affects the foul , and which I fee With joy , celestial Westminster ! in thee . Not like Saint PAUL'S , beneath whofe ample dome , No thought arifes of the life to come : For , tho ' fuperb , not folemn is the place , The mind ...
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... Such remarkable places are already well known to the world . Camden , Burton , and other writers , have fufficiently difplayed the remarkable events , antiquities , and prin- cipal features of this opulent and popu'ous town . Mr ...
... Such remarkable places are already well known to the world . Camden , Burton , and other writers , have fufficiently difplayed the remarkable events , antiquities , and prin- cipal features of this opulent and popu'ous town . Mr ...
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... such to his entertaining little book . ART . XV . Ancient Font in Afbover Church , Derbyshire . This Font , of which an engraving is here given , is undoubtedly very ancient , and by fome fuppofed to be Saxon . The bafe is of ftone ...
... such to his entertaining little book . ART . XV . Ancient Font in Afbover Church , Derbyshire . This Font , of which an engraving is here given , is undoubtedly very ancient , and by fome fuppofed to be Saxon . The bafe is of ftone ...
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Page 141 - Plucking ripe clusters from the tender shoots. Their port was more than human, as they stood ; I took it for a faery vision Of some gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live, And play in the plighted clouds.
Page 84 - God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways, which I will not name for the honour I bear them, so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.
Page 249 - A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
Page 84 - I wist all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas ! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant.'
Page 84 - Before I went into Germany, I came to Broadgate in Leicestershire, to take my leave of that noble lady, Jane Grey, to whom I was exceeding much beholding. Her parents, the duke and duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park. I found her in her chamber, reading...
Page 84 - Elmer, who teacheth me, so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing, whiles I am with him.
Page 84 - Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park : I found her in her chamber, reading " Phaedon Platonis " in Greek, and that with as much delight as some gentlemen would read a merry tale in Boccace.
Page 88 - The satyrs and the fauns, by Dian set to keep Rough hills and forest-holts, were sadly seen to weep, When thy high-palmed harts, the sport of bows and hounds, By gripple borderers' hands were banished thy grounds.
Page 249 - SAY, Father THAMEs (for thou haft feen Full many a fprightly race, Difporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleafure trace) Who foremoft now delight to cleave With pliant...
Page 84 - I do but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear and whole misliking unto me. And thus my book hath been so much my pleasure and bringeth daily to me more pleasure and more, that in respect of it all other pleasures in very deed be but trifles and very troubles unto me.