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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... ment , over whose meetings in the lower house he presided , he was named one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State . A memorable circumstance , appertaining to the residence under notice , proves the high esteem in which he ...
... ment , over whose meetings in the lower house he presided , he was named one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State . A memorable circumstance , appertaining to the residence under notice , proves the high esteem in which he ...
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... ment of the fashionable , and the benefit of the convalescent , it must be observed that the scenery around is rural and attractive , and the walks and rides well calculated to add to the celebrity of the waters . The season lasts from ...
... ment of the fashionable , and the benefit of the convalescent , it must be observed that the scenery around is rural and attractive , and the walks and rides well calculated to add to the celebrity of the waters . The season lasts from ...
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... ment . In feature he much resembled his brother , but in general expresssion there is less of rude grandeur , though equal bold- Bess and fire . Of this latter personage we believe there is no engraving extant . E 4 A beautiful A ...
... ment . In feature he much resembled his brother , but in general expresssion there is less of rude grandeur , though equal bold- Bess and fire . Of this latter personage we believe there is no engraving extant . E 4 A beautiful A ...
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... ment , but , conscious that affluence afforded no solid pretext for the preference of individual feeling to public duty , he mixed largely in the business of society . He was an officer in the War- wickshire militia , when first that ...
... ment , but , conscious that affluence afforded no solid pretext for the preference of individual feeling to public duty , he mixed largely in the business of society . He was an officer in the War- wickshire militia , when first that ...
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... ment on capital offences . An office so important they uniformly refer to the judge who travels the Midland Circuit . Although King Henry intended an act of general kindness to the inhabi- tants when he granted their prescriptive rights ...
... ment on capital offences . An office so important they uniformly refer to the judge who travels the Midland Circuit . Although King Henry intended an act of general kindness to the inhabi- tants when he granted their prescriptive rights ...
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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...
Page 152 - I have been told by some old people, who in their younger years were eyewitnesses of these pageants so acted, that the yearly confluence of people to see that shew was extraordinary great, and yielded no small advantage to this city.
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