The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Band 8 |
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... inhabitants bravely withstanding them , till they were driven to their ships by the great Alfred . In 986 , it was again besieged by King Ethelred , who had taken umbrage at the haughtiness of the Bishop of Roches- ter ; but finding ...
... inhabitants bravely withstanding them , till they were driven to their ships by the great Alfred . In 986 , it was again besieged by King Ethelred , who had taken umbrage at the haughtiness of the Bishop of Roches- ter ; but finding ...
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... inhabitants of Rochester continued loyal to the Crown dur- ing the Barons ' wars : and Henry the Third , in the fiftieth year of his reign , not only confirmed the charter of Henry the Second , but , in recompence for the faithful ...
... inhabitants of Rochester continued loyal to the Crown dur- ing the Barons ' wars : and Henry the Third , in the fiftieth year of his reign , not only confirmed the charter of Henry the Second , but , in recompence for the faithful ...
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... inhabitants ready for the contest . He determined , however , to at tack them ; and sent Gilbert de Clare to invest the town on the south side ; and after being twice repulsed by means of vessels filled with combustibles , he set fire ...
... inhabitants ready for the contest . He determined , however , to at tack them ; and sent Gilbert de Clare to invest the town on the south side ; and after being twice repulsed by means of vessels filled with combustibles , he set fire ...
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... inhabitants , it became progressively covered with houses , and its value has been enhanced in the proportion de- scribed . The Alms - House is of brick , and consists of three stories , having large square windows , with a projecting ...
... inhabitants , it became progressively covered with houses , and its value has been enhanced in the proportion de- scribed . The Alms - House is of brick , and consists of three stories , having large square windows , with a projecting ...
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... inhabitants of Rochester and Chatham , and the other half from among the gentlemen resi- dent in the surrounding country . The attention that was immediately paid to the Bridge under the above Acts , ended in its complete repair , the ...
... inhabitants of Rochester and Chatham , and the other half from among the gentlemen resi- dent in the surrounding country . The attention that was immediately paid to the Bridge under the above Acts , ended in its complete repair , the ...
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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.