British Topography. Or, An Historical Account of what Has Been Done for Illustrating the Topographical Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. ...T. Payne and Son, and J. Nichols., 1780 |
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Page xvii - The fpirit of chivalry, fo fertile of generous and honourable atchieverutnts, maintained itfelf not a little by the dUtndions of rolls and family bearings : thefe were made at once the guerdons of valour and the guardians of property.
Page xxiv - ... brought with them the arts, and had built castles and churches on a more extensive and stately plan, he informs us, in a note, that " this point will be further illustrated in a work now preparing for the press, entitled, Observations Critical and Historical, on Castles, Churches, Monasteries, and other Monuments of Antiquity in Various Parts of England. To which will be prefixed, the History of Architecture in England.
Page xxi - Those who have hitherto treated our topographical antiquities seem to have trodden only in mazes overgrown with thorns, neglecting the flowery paths with which the wilderness of obscurity is diversified. Incorrect pedigrees, futile etymologies, verbose disquisitions, crowds of epitaphs, lists of landholders, and such farrago, thrown together without method, unanimated by reflections, and delivered in the most uncouth and horrid style...
Page xlv - The prefent attempt, therefore, profefles ' to fupply the omiflions of preceding ones, to inform the curious what lights have from time to time been thrown on the topographical antiquities of the three kingdoms, and to refcue them and their authors from oblivion.
Page 87 - OF MAPS OF ALL THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND; BEING A MAP FOR EACH COUNTY, WHEREIN EVERY TOWNE AND VILLAGE is PARTICULARLY EXPRESS'D WITH THE NAMES AND LIMITS OF EVERY HUNDRED, AND THE ROADS AND DISTANCES IN MEASURED MILES ACCORDING TO MR. OGILBY'S SURVEY.
Page 8 - New Survey of England; wherein the Defects of Camden are supplied, and the Errors of his Followers remarked ; the Opinions of our Antiquaries compared; the Roman military Ways traced ; and the Stations settled according to the Itinerary, without altering the Figures, with some natural Historyof each County.
Page 100 - The book was republished in 1736. ccccxx. W. JACKSON.— 1714. The Arms, or Common Seals, of all ye Cities and Borough Towns in England and Wales, with a brief Account, as far as could be procured, of their Foundation, Government, &c. and to supply the vacancy of those Towns that have no Arms, the first and last letter of the Towns
Page xxx - Rosamond, says, her labyrinth was built of vaults under ground, arched and walled with brick and stone—but, as Mr. Gough observes, he gives no authority for that assertion, v. pref. to 2d edit, of British Topography, p. xxx. Such vaults might remain to Drayton's time, but did not prove that there had been no superstructure.
Page xlvii - Of age ensuing shall you ever read ? Hope ye, that ever immortality So mean harp's work may challenge for her meed...