Anecdotes of the manners and customs of London from the Roman invasion to the year 1700, المجلد 3 |
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... Royal ancestors , to incorporate the musicians of England , for en- couragement of that excellent science , and the said Corporation to have power over all that pro- fess the same , and to allow and make free all such as they shall ...
... Royal ancestors , to incorporate the musicians of England , for en- couragement of that excellent science , and the said Corporation to have power over all that pro- fess the same , and to allow and make free all such as they shall ...
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... Royal recreations . In 1681 , however , the King witnessed a wrestling match at Windsor , when the abbettors were the Monarch and the Duke of Albemarle a meadow below the castle was the scene of action , and the match was composed of ...
... Royal recreations . In 1681 , however , the King witnessed a wrestling match at Windsor , when the abbettors were the Monarch and the Duke of Albemarle a meadow below the castle was the scene of action , and the match was composed of ...
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... Royal family of France in 1682 . The ambassador from that court resided at St. James's square , and , finding his own mansion too small to accommodate all his expected visitors , he borrowed that of the Duke of St. Alban's . Every ...
... Royal family of France in 1682 . The ambassador from that court resided at St. James's square , and , finding his own mansion too small to accommodate all his expected visitors , he borrowed that of the Duke of St. Alban's . Every ...
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... Royal Highness were present . After which , his Majesty played himself , with one lord of his side , against two more of the nobility ; and his Ma- jesty had the better of it . " The London Mercury for October 28 , 1682 , mentions ...
... Royal Highness were present . After which , his Majesty played himself , with one lord of his side , against two more of the nobility ; and his Ma- jesty had the better of it . " The London Mercury for October 28 , 1682 , mentions ...
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... Royal band , entertained the publick , and demonstrated his loyalty on the evening of June 18 , 1688 , by the performance of an aquatic con- cert . E 2 The The barge prepared for this purpose was richly decorated , 51.
... Royal band , entertained the publick , and demonstrated his loyalty on the evening of June 18 , 1688 , by the performance of an aquatic con- cert . E 2 The The barge prepared for this purpose was richly decorated , 51.
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الصفحة 81 - tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
الصفحة 162 - Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks ; Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes That on the green turf suck the honey'd showers And purple all the ground with vernal flowers.
الصفحة 153 - Sweet Swan of Avon! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James!
الصفحة 192 - The wrath of Peleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O Goddess, sing; That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. The stern Pelides...
الصفحة 226 - Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.
الصفحة 189 - His banished gods restored to rites divine, And settled sure succession in his line ; From whence the race of Alban fathers come And the long glories of majestic Rome.
الصفحة 153 - But stay, I see thee in the hemisphere Advanced, and made a constellation there! Shine forth, thou Star of poets, and with rage Or influence, chide or cheer the drooping stage, Which, since thy flight from hence, hath mourned like night, And despairs day, but for thy volume's light.
الصفحة 181 - IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to write of himself; it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him. There is no danger from me of offending him in this kind ; neither my mind, nor my body, nor my fortune, allow me any materials for that vanity. It is sufficient for my own contentment, that they have preserved me...
الصفحة 187 - Hell, Earth, Chaos, all; the argument Held me a while misdoubting his intent, That he would ruin (for I saw him strong) The sacred truths to fable and old song (So...
الصفحة 162 - And purple all the ground with vernal flowers. Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale jessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well-attired woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears; Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffodillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.