The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 - 312 pages |
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... turn to account , but possessing , like all human beings , the germs of the noblest capabilities . The accounts given of them by Cæsar and other ancient writers appear to be inconsistent , perhaps because we do not enough consider the ...
... turn to account , but possessing , like all human beings , the germs of the noblest capabilities . The accounts given of them by Cæsar and other ancient writers appear to be inconsistent , perhaps because we do not enough consider the ...
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... turn his unfortunate attention to the poet's epic in after life , and make those gratuitous massacres of the text , which give a profound scholar the air of the most presumptuous of coxcombs . Here also Camden received part of his ...
... turn his unfortunate attention to the poet's epic in after life , and make those gratuitous massacres of the text , which give a profound scholar the air of the most presumptuous of coxcombs . Here also Camden received part of his ...
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... turning into the chancel , from the threatening and trampling aspect they have given him in his statue . We do not quarrel with his aspect ; there is a great deal of character in it . But the contrast , considering the place , is ...
... turning into the chancel , from the threatening and trampling aspect they have given him in his statue . We do not quarrel with his aspect ; there is a great deal of character in it . But the contrast , considering the place , is ...
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... turn , and seeing his brother become poor and thrust into the same prison , forbids his nephew Robert , whom he had adopted on that condition , to relieve his father . The nephew disobeys , and has the misfortune to incur the hatred of ...
... turn , and seeing his brother become poor and thrust into the same prison , forbids his nephew Robert , whom he had adopted on that condition , to relieve his father . The nephew disobeys , and has the misfortune to incur the hatred of ...
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... Turn - again Lane , at the bottom of which the unadvised passenger found himself compelled by the water to retrace his steps . The water gradually got clogged and foul ; and the channel was built over , and made a street , as we have ...
... Turn - again Lane , at the bottom of which the unadvised passenger found himself compelled by the water to retrace his steps . The water gradually got clogged and foul ; and the channel was built over , and made a street , as we have ...
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afterwards ancient appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop Brayley building built Cæsar called cathedral celebrated Charles church coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve court curious death Diana dinner Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Dunciad Earl Edward Elizabeth England Essex Fleet Ditch Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds honour Inigo Jones Jane Shore John Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club knight Lady Lane letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium Londinium Redivivum London look Lord Russell Ludgate Hill Maitland mansion mentioned merry metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never NEWCASTLE HOUSE occupied origin palace Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet Pope present prison probably Queen reader reign Richardson river Royal scene sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Temple theatre thing thought took walk whole word Wren writer
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Page 45 - WEEP with me, all you that read This little story; And know, for whom a tear you shed Death's self is sorry. 'Twas a child that so did thrive In grace and feature As Heaven and Nature seemed to strive Which owned the creature.
Page 113 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage; If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free, Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty.
Page 142 - I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill '." My next meeting...
Page 145 - The Tories carry it among the new members six to one. Mr. Addison's election has passed easy and undisputed ; and I believe if he had a mind to be king, he would hardly be refused.
Page 160 - We walked in the evening in Greenwich park. He asked me, I suppose, by way of trying my disposition, " Is not this very fine?" Having no exquisite relish of the beauties of nature, and being more delighted with " the busy hum of men," I answered " Yes, sir ; but not equal to Fleet-street." JOHNSON. "You are right, sir.
Page 135 - Let him that is a true-born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth, If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, From off this brier pluck a white rose with me. Som. Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me.
Page 65 - Subtus conditur hujus ecclesiae et urbis conditor Ch. Wren qui vixit annos ultra nonaginta, non sibi sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice.
Page 113 - When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates. And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair And fetter'd to her eye. The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty.
Page 250 - Several of them had travelled. They expected to meet every day ; but did not know one another's names. It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank wine ; but I had a cut of meat for six-pence, and bread for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing.
Page 167 - Campbell is a good man, a pious man. I am afraid he has not been in the inside of a church for many years * ; but he never passes a church without pulling off his hat. This shows that he has good principles.