The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Band 8 |
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... called the Ferry , below the city and the town of Stroud , and from the town of Stroud to the city , the King's bridge on the other side of the water being broken ; and also the space of the bridge , together with the house called the ...
... called the Ferry , below the city and the town of Stroud , and from the town of Stroud to the city , the King's bridge on the other side of the water being broken ; and also the space of the bridge , together with the house called the ...
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... called the Old Dock , occupies a narrow slip of land below the chalk cliff , be- tween the Church and the river . Here great quantities of naval ordnance are deposited in regular tiers , and abundance of cannon- balls piled up in large ...
... called the Old Dock , occupies a narrow slip of land below the chalk cliff , be- tween the Church and the river . Here great quantities of naval ordnance are deposited in regular tiers , and abundance of cannon- balls piled up in large ...
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... called St. Margaret's Banks , from being within the parish of St. Margaret , and liberties of Rochester . These banks command a very beautiful prospect of the River Medway , the shipping lying in the harbour , and the adjacent country ...
... called St. Margaret's Banks , from being within the parish of St. Margaret , and liberties of Rochester . These banks command a very beautiful prospect of the River Medway , the shipping lying in the harbour , and the adjacent country ...
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... called the Swale , * which separates it from the main land , and is still navigable for vessels of 200 tons burthen , was in ancient times considered as the safest , and as such , was the usual passage for shipping coming round the ...
... called the Swale , * which separates it from the main land , and is still navigable for vessels of 200 tons burthen , was in ancient times considered as the safest , and as such , was the usual passage for shipping coming round the ...
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... called the King's Ferry , and is the passage commonly frequented , it being cost - free to all travellers , except- ing on Sundays , on Palm - Monday , Whit - Monday , St. James's Day , and Michaelmas Day ; and after eight o'clock at ...
... called the King's Ferry , and is the passage commonly frequented , it being cost - free to all travellers , except- ing on Sundays , on Palm - Monday , Whit - Monday , St. James's Day , and Michaelmas Day ; and after eight o'clock at ...
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Seite 1072 - 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 yon' tall, anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.
Seite 1072 - 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.
Seite 1114 - Gothic structure, in the form of a cross, with a tower rising from the intersection of the nave, and supported by four pillars of uncommon magnitude. The interior is remarkably neat ; having a raised floor, and with pews of the best wainscot.
Seite 1122 - the mayor, jurats, and commonalty of the town and port " of Hythe, in the county of Kent.
Seite 972 - And mariners, though shipwreck'd, dread to land. Here reign the blustering North and blighting East, No tree is heard to whisper, bird to sing; 10 Yet Nature could not furnish out the feast, Art he invokes new horrors still to bring.
Seite 1352 - And when too much repose brings on the spleen, Or the gay city's idle pleasures cloy; Swift as my changing wish, I change the scene ; And now the country, now the town enjoy.
Seite 972 - Holland formed the pious resolution To smuggle a few years, and strive to mend A broken character and constitution. On this congenial spot he fixed his choice; Earl Goodwin trembled for his neighbouring sand; Here sea-gulls scream, and cormorants rejoice, And mariners, though shipwrecked, dread to land.
Seite 724 - Tong lies in the heart of the stronghold of ague on either side of the Swale. The soil is throughout very rich ; but this is the Kentish region of " wealth without health." The local proverb runs — " He that will not live long, Let him dwell at Murston, Tenham, or Tong.
Seite 1123 - It is built in the form of a cross, with a tower at the west end...
Seite 1333 - Belles Lettres. Nor was this nicety of his judgment confined only to books and literature, but was the same in statuary, painting, and all other parts of art. Bernini would have taken his opinion upon the beauty and attitude of a figure ; and King Charles did not agree with Lely, that my Lady Cleveland's picture was finished, till it had the approbation of my Lord Buckhurst.