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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... Poets . - First historical Mention of it . Its Names - British , Roman , Saxon , -- - and Norman London . - General Progress of the City and of Civilisation . - Range of the Metropolis as it existed in the Time of Shakspeare and Bacon ...
... Poets . - First historical Mention of it . Its Names - British , Roman , Saxon , -- - and Norman London . - General Progress of the City and of Civilisation . - Range of the Metropolis as it existed in the Time of Shakspeare and Bacon ...
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... Poet . - Johnson at an Eating House . - Essex Street . House and History of the favourite Earl of Essex . Spenser's Visit there . - Essex , General of the Parliament . - Essex Head Club . Devereux Court . - Grecian Coffee - House ...
... Poet . - Johnson at an Eating House . - Essex Street . House and History of the favourite Earl of Essex . Spenser's Visit there . - Essex , General of the Parliament . - Essex Head Club . Devereux Court . - Grecian Coffee - House ...
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... poets . First historical mention of it . Its names . British , Roman , Saxon , and Norman London . General progress of the city and of civilisation . Range of the Metropolis as it existed in the time of Shakspeare and Bacon . Growth of ...
... poets . First historical mention of it . Its names . British , Roman , Saxon , and Norman London . General progress of the city and of civilisation . Range of the Metropolis as it existed in the time of Shakspeare and Bacon . Growth of ...
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... poets of Elizabeth ; might have longed to sit over their canary in Cornhill with Beaumont and Ben Jonson , and have thought that Surrey Street and Shire Lane had their merits , as well as the illustrious obscurity of Bolt Court . In ...
... poets of Elizabeth ; might have longed to sit over their canary in Cornhill with Beaumont and Ben Jonson , and have thought that Surrey Street and Shire Lane had their merits , as well as the illustrious obscurity of Bolt Court . In ...
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... poets . In the same passage he alludes to those traces of a deluge of which we have just spoken , and to the enormous bones occasionally dug up , which , with the natural inclination of a poet , he was willing to look upon as relics of ...
... poets . In the same passage he alludes to those traces of a deluge of which we have just spoken , and to the enormous bones occasionally dug up , which , with the natural inclination of a poet , he was willing to look upon as relics of ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop Brayley building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium Londinium Redivivum London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned merry metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet Pope present probably Queen reign residence Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer
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Page 248 - 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.
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