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Pagina 8
... feet in length ; and the great square , between King Charles's and Queen Anne's buildings , which are next the river , and 273 feet apart , has a fine statue of George II . , sculptured by Rysbrach , from a block of white marble ...
... feet in length ; and the great square , between King Charles's and Queen Anne's buildings , which are next the river , and 273 feet apart , has a fine statue of George II . , sculptured by Rysbrach , from a block of white marble ...
Pagina 9
... feet high , with an entablature and balus- trade , which affords a sheltered walk of considerable extent . In this building is the chapel , which having been destroyed by fire , on the 2nd of January , 1779 , was restored by Mr. Stuart ...
... feet high , with an entablature and balus- trade , which affords a sheltered walk of considerable extent . In this building is the chapel , which having been destroyed by fire , on the 2nd of January , 1779 , was restored by Mr. Stuart ...
Pagina 10
... feet wide , the whole range having a communication by arched avenues ; some of these apartments have large conical domes , 36 feet high , supported by a column of chalk , 43 yards in cir- cumference ; the bottom of the cavern ( which is ...
... feet wide , the whole range having a communication by arched avenues ; some of these apartments have large conical domes , 36 feet high , supported by a column of chalk , 43 yards in cir- cumference ; the bottom of the cavern ( which is ...
Pagina 15
... feet long , by about 20 feet wide , with beautifully painted glass windows . The grounds are not extensive , comprising about 70 acres only ; but they are tastefully laid out , and from several points command picturesque views . Near ...
... feet long , by about 20 feet wide , with beautifully painted glass windows . The grounds are not extensive , comprising about 70 acres only ; but they are tastefully laid out , and from several points command picturesque views . Near ...
Pagina 16
... feet above low - water- mark at Woolwich , and the view which it commands , is consequently extensive and beautiful , comprising the metropolis , parts of Essex , Surrey , ( and even Sussex , with the aid of a glass ) besides the ...
... feet above low - water- mark at Woolwich , and the view which it commands , is consequently extensive and beautiful , comprising the metropolis , parts of Essex , Surrey , ( and even Sussex , with the aid of a glass ) besides the ...
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adjoining aisle ancient antiquity archbishop arches architecture Barham Downs beautiful bishop brick bridge building built buried called Canterbury castle cathedral chalk chapel Chatham choir church city of Canterbury Coaches Cobham Cobham Hall contains Dartford dedicated to St Deptford Ditto Dover east edifice Edward Edward III effigy elegant eminence entrance erected Faversham feet formed formerly gate Gravesend ground Hall handsome Harbledown harbour Henry VIII Herne Bay High-street Hill hospital House inscription John Julius Cæsar Kent king land late London Lord mansion marble Margate Medway mile-stone miles monument morning nave nearly neat numerous o'clock Office ornamented Ospringe parish Park passengers persons pier prebendaries Price Queen rebuilt reign of Henry remains repaired residence river river Dour river Medway road Rochester Roman royal seat side situate spacious square stone stood street Strood tomb tower town Turnpike village wall Whitstable window yard
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Pagina 141 - tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. .The fishermen that walk upon the beach Appear like mice; and yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.
Pagina 141 - Appear like mice; and yon' tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight: The murmuring surge, That on the unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high: — I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight Topple down headlong.
Pagina 26 - Amen : A second he took she departed what then ? He married and buried a third with Amen. Thus his joys and his sorrows were Treble but then His Voice was deep Bass as he sung out Amen. On the Horn he could blow as well as most men So his Horn was exalted in blowing Amen.
Pagina 109 - I little thought on th' hour of death So long as I enjoyed breath, Great riches here I did possess, Whereof I made great nobleness, I had gold, silver, wardrobes, and Great treasure, horses, houses, land, But now a caitiff, poor am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie. My beauty great is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone. My house is narrow now and...
Pagina 112 - Gate, the principal avenue from the city to the precincts of the Cathedral, was erected in the early part of the reign of Henry VIII., and is a singularly fine specimen of enriched Tudor architecture. The spandrils of both the large and small arches of the gatehouse are charged with the arms of Cardinal Morton, of Archbishop Warham, and...
Pagina 53 - The transom, which rests upon the imposts of the arch, is composed of eight stones, ingeniously dove-tailed together, the outer faces of which are sculptured with the figures of the Apostles, In the space above is a representation of the Saviour, seated, with a book, open, in one hand, and the other raised, as...
Pagina 141 - There is a cliff, whose high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep ; Bring me but to the very brim of it, And I'll repair the misery thou dost bear.