The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 15, Part 1Thomas Maiden, 1814 |
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... request- ing the Reader's indulgence for the haste with which I have been constrained , in instances too numerous , to tread over interesting ground , I am convinced 1 convinced of the necessity of the restriction under which I.
... request- ing the Reader's indulgence for the haste with which I have been constrained , in instances too numerous , to tread over interesting ground , I am convinced 1 convinced of the necessity of the restriction under which I.
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... ground by fire . Intelligence of this calamity was conveyed to the owner while attending his duty in the House of Commons , and a con- siderable sum was immediately voted by Parliament towards a restoration of the structure . The ...
... ground by fire . Intelligence of this calamity was conveyed to the owner while attending his duty in the House of Commons , and a con- siderable sum was immediately voted by Parliament towards a restoration of the structure . The ...
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... ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls , and Romau bricks ; as , also , there are three or four heaps of earth , in an adjoining pasture , appearing to be monuments of sepul- ture for some military ...
... ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls , and Romau bricks ; as , also , there are three or four heaps of earth , in an adjoining pasture , appearing to be monuments of sepul- ture for some military ...
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... ground , as no mention of it occurs in any page of historical record . In the time of Henry III . Sir Henry Rokebye obtained from the crown a charter for a weekly market , and for a yearly fair to last three days . But , although these ...
... ground , as no mention of it occurs in any page of historical record . In the time of Henry III . Sir Henry Rokebye obtained from the crown a charter for a weekly market , and for a yearly fair to last three days . But , although these ...
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... ground rent of at least one thousand , six hundred pounds would accrue to the charity on the expiration of his lease . A much greater income has , in fact , arisen ; and , when the leases then granted shall ter- minate , it is expected ...
... ground rent of at least one thousand , six hundred pounds would accrue to the charity on the expiration of his lease . A much greater income has , in fact , arisen ; and , when the leases then granted shall ter- minate , it is expected ...
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Page 245 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Page 249 - He was received into the company then in being, at first in a very mean rank; but his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the stage, soon distinguished him, if not as an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer.
Page 250 - His father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he kill'da calfe he would doe it in a high style, and make a speech.
Page 207 - When Sorrow weeps o'er Virtue's sacred dust, Our tears become us, and our Grief is just: Such were the tears she shed, who grateful pays This last sad tribute of her love and praise.
Page 161 - ... fighting, he rode up and down among them, sometimes with his hat in his hand, entreating them to stand to their arms and fight like men...
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Page 106 - It is said by Eapin, that the countess, previous to her riding, commanded all persons to keep within doors, and from their windows, on pain of death ; but, notwithstanding this severe penalty, there was one person who could not forbear giving a look, out of curiosity; but it cost him his life.
Page 106 - ... continued to solicit him, insomuch that he told her if she would ride on horseback naked from one end of the town to the other, in the sight of all the people, he would grant her request. Whereunto she returned, ' But will you give me leave so to do ? ' And he replying