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... tower of which ( of flint and stone ) is re- tained . That of St. Paul , which is a very elegant structure , standing in Butt Lane , and its spire forming a conspicuous object for many miles round , is one of the fifty new churches ...
... tower of which ( of flint and stone ) is re- tained . That of St. Paul , which is a very elegant structure , standing in Butt Lane , and its spire forming a conspicuous object for many miles round , is one of the fifty new churches ...
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... towers and stages , adorned richly , and on the height of them sat small children , apparelled in semblance of angels , with sweet - tuned voices , singing praises and lauds unto God : for the victorious king would not suffer ditties to ...
... towers and stages , adorned richly , and on the height of them sat small children , apparelled in semblance of angels , with sweet - tuned voices , singing praises and lauds unto God : for the victorious king would not suffer ditties to ...
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... tower called Severndroog Castle , which forms a con- spicuous object from almost every part of the adjacent country , and from the Thames . It was built in 1784 , by the late Lady James , of Eltham , to commemorate the reduction , in ...
... tower called Severndroog Castle , which forms a con- spicuous object from almost every part of the adjacent country , and from the Thames . It was built in 1784 , by the late Lady James , of Eltham , to commemorate the reduction , in ...
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John Henry Brady. whither , from this tower , there is a remarkably pretty walk , through a copse and across fields . The castle and grounds are now , we understand , the property of Blackburn , Esq . , of Blackheath : they are in the ...
John Henry Brady. whither , from this tower , there is a remarkably pretty walk , through a copse and across fields . The castle and grounds are now , we understand , the property of Blackburn , Esq . , of Blackheath : they are in the ...
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... tower of the church . In this parish , to the left of Dartford , was anciently a nunnery , founded by Edward III . , in whose reign , in 1330 , a famous tournament was held here in the plain beyond Dartford Hill . Bridget , daughter of ...
... tower of the church . In this parish , to the left of Dartford , was anciently a nunnery , founded by Edward III . , in whose reign , in 1330 , a famous tournament was held here in the plain beyond Dartford Hill . Bridget , daughter of ...
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Página 141 - 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 yond tall anchoring bark Diminish'd to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.
Página 141 - 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.
Página 26 - Amen : A second he took she departed what then ? He married and buried a third with Amen. Thus his joys and his sorrows were Treble but then His Voice was deep Bass as he sung out Amen. On the Horn he could blow as well as most men So his Horn was exalted in blowing Amen.
Página 109 - I little thought on th' hour of death So long as I enjoyed breath, Great riches here I did possess, Whereof I made great nobleness, I had gold, silver, wardrobes, and Great treasure, horses, houses, land, But now a caitiff, poor am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie. My beauty great is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone. My house is narrow now and...
Página 112 - Gate, the principal avenue from the city to the precincts of the Cathedral, was erected in the early part of the reign of Henry VIII., and is a singularly fine specimen of enriched Tudor architecture. The spandrils of both the large and small arches of the gatehouse are charged with the arms of Cardinal Morton, of Archbishop Warham, and...
Página 53 - The transom, which rests upon the imposts of the arch, is composed of eight stones, ingeniously dove-tailed together, the outer faces of which are sculptured with the figures of the Apostles, In the space above is a representation of the Saviour, seated, with a book, open, in one hand, and the other raised, as...
Página 141 - There is a cliff, whose high and bending head Looks fearfully on the confined deep ; Bring me but to the very brim of it, And I'll repair the misery thou dost bear.