A Picturesque Tour of the River Thames in Its Western Course: Including Particular Descriptions of Richmond, Windsor, and Hampton Court |
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... king's son returned to his kingdom , and the brewer's son to his beer . In the hamlet of LITTLE CHELSEA , resided Lord Shaftesbury , author of " The Characteristics ; " Sir Bulstrode Whitelock , Commissioner of the Great Seal during the ...
... king's son returned to his kingdom , and the brewer's son to his beer . In the hamlet of LITTLE CHELSEA , resided Lord Shaftesbury , author of " The Characteristics ; " Sir Bulstrode Whitelock , Commissioner of the Great Seal during the ...
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... king a member of the Privy Council . He was a man of a mild , harmless , and gentle disposition , imbued with a strong sense of justice , and remarkable for the purity of his life ; he was now advanced in years , but in the enjoyment of ...
... king a member of the Privy Council . He was a man of a mild , harmless , and gentle disposition , imbued with a strong sense of justice , and remarkable for the purity of his life ; he was now advanced in years , but in the enjoyment of ...
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... king's supremacy . After the attainder of Sir Thomas , Henry VIII . seized upon all his possessions , without any regard to his widow and family , whom he left so poor that his great - grandson says they had not money wherewith to buy ...
... king's supremacy . After the attainder of Sir Thomas , Henry VIII . seized upon all his possessions , without any regard to his widow and family , whom he left so poor that his great - grandson says they had not money wherewith to buy ...
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... King's Road , given to the parish by Sir Hans Sloane , was buried Mr. Andrew Millar , the eminent bookseller , founder of the long - celebrated house of Cadell and Co. in the Strand . The Physic Garden , belonging to the Apothecaries ...
... King's Road , given to the parish by Sir Hans Sloane , was buried Mr. Andrew Millar , the eminent bookseller , founder of the long - celebrated house of Cadell and Co. in the Strand . The Physic Garden , belonging to the Apothecaries ...
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... King George I. and King George II . something more and better . His attach- ment to Queen Anne exposed him to a long and severe persecution ; he bore it with firmness of mind . He passed the latter part of his life at home , the enemy ...
... King George I. and King George II . something more and better . His attach- ment to Queen Anne exposed him to a long and severe persecution ; he bore it with firmness of mind . He passed the latter part of his life at home , the enemy ...
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Page 269 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Page 150 - He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
Page 297 - That every man, with him, was God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate.
Page 264 - Through the high wood echoing shrill : Sometime walking, not unseen, By hedgerow elms, on hillocks green, Right against the eastern gate Where the great Sun begins his state, Robed in flames and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight...
Page 264 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise; Then to come, in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow Through the sweetbriar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine...
Page 313 - The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry : Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast...
Page 263 - Alas! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? Were it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?
Page 273 - Nor then destroys it with too fond a stay, Like mothers which their infants overlay. Nor with a sudden and impetuous wave, Like profuse kings, resumes the wealth he gave. No unexpected inundations spoil The mower's hopes...
Page 5 - Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty : This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning ; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill ; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep ! The river glideth at his own sweet will : Dear God ! the very houses seem asleep...
Page 87 - Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest.