An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea, and Its Environs: Interspersed with Biographical Anecdotes of Illustrious and Eminent Persons who Have Resided in Chelsea During the Three Preceding Centuries, المجلد 1T. Faulkner, 1829 |
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... garden . In the year 1702 , Lord Cheyne filed a bill in Chan- cery against the Duke of Beaufort , the proceedings on which were renewed by Sir Hans Sloane in 1716 , relative to the conveyance of this water from Kensington . The ...
... garden . In the year 1702 , Lord Cheyne filed a bill in Chan- cery against the Duke of Beaufort , the proceedings on which were renewed by Sir Hans Sloane in 1716 , relative to the conveyance of this water from Kensington . The ...
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... gardens , walls , & c . are most particularly described , nay , although therein notice is taken of the wharf , of a high water tower , and the water - course thereunto belonging , though the general words of water - course be therein ...
... gardens , walls , & c . are most particularly described , nay , although therein notice is taken of the wharf , of a high water tower , and the water - course thereunto belonging , though the general words of water - course be therein ...
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... Garden Theatre.- 1786. Mrs. Llewelly , relict of Thomas Llewelly , L.L.D. -1787 . Mrs. Chambers , aged 81 , relict of Mr. Cham- bers , of Whitefriars . In the King's Road , G. Thornton , Esq . Kingsford Venner , Esq . At an advanced age ...
... Garden Theatre.- 1786. Mrs. Llewelly , relict of Thomas Llewelly , L.L.D. -1787 . Mrs. Chambers , aged 81 , relict of Mr. Cham- bers , of Whitefriars . In the King's Road , G. Thornton , Esq . Kingsford Venner , Esq . At an advanced age ...
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... garden at Lambeth Marsh in 1771 ; in 1789 he removed his plants to Queen's Elm , Brompton . He was buried in the Church- yard at Battersea , where the following inscription is to be seen on his tomb.1 " Here are deposited the remains of ...
... garden at Lambeth Marsh in 1771 ; in 1789 he removed his plants to Queen's Elm , Brompton . He was buried in the Church- yard at Battersea , where the following inscription is to be seen on his tomb.1 " Here are deposited the remains of ...
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... gardens , by the full consent of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Chelsey , and in lieu thereof your Petitioners have consented to give the sum of Twenty Shillings per annum to the Poor of the town of Chelsey , which is double the value ...
... gardens , by the full consent of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Chelsey , and in lieu thereof your Petitioners have consented to give the sum of Twenty Shillings per annum to the Poor of the town of Chelsey , which is double the value ...
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الصفحة 87 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of* some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
الصفحة 313 - Alas, Sir, these are all only struggles for happiness. When I first entered Ranelagh, it gave an expansion and gay sensation to my mind, such as I never experienced anywhere else. But, as Xerxes wept when he viewed his immense army, and considered that not one of that great multitude would be alive a hundred years afterwards, so it went to my heart to consider that there was not one in all that brilliant circle, that was not afraid to go home and think ; but that the thoughts of each individual there,...
الصفحة 209 - A curious Herbal, containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants which are now used in the practice of physic, engraved on folio copper plûtes, afler drawings taken from the life, by Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added, a short description of the plants, and their common uses in physic, ? vols, folio.
الصفحة 187 - His greatest success was in characters of lower life, which he improved from the delight he took in his observations of that kind in the real world. In songs and particular dances too of humour he had no competitor.
الصفحة 4 - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked : who can know it ? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
الصفحة 351 - For upwards of eighty-six years I have kept my accounts exactly : I will not attempt it any longer, being satisfied with the continual conviction, that I save all- I can, and give all I can ; that is, all I have.
الصفحة 206 - we have hitherto seen serene and quiet times under our three last sovereigns, but I must now warn you to prepare for clouds and storms. Factions arise on every side, and threaten the tranquillity of your native country. But, whatever happen, do you faithfully honour and obey your prince, and adhere to the crown. I charge you never to forsake the crown, though it should hang upon a bush.
الصفحة 188 - In his political principles he was, in the words of sir Richard Steele, a " whig up to the head and ears ;" and so strictly was he attached to the interests of the house of Hanover, that he never let slip any occasion that presented itself of demonstrating his sentiments in that respect.
الصفحة 87 - I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow; when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes; I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
الصفحة 42 - Ye living men, come view the ground, "Where you must shortly lie. 2 Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers! The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours.