The Dover road sketch book; or, Traveller's pocket guide, between London and Dover1837 |
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... Office , Deal , at seven o'clock in the morning , and return to Dover and Deal on the arrival of the packet in the afternoon . 66 Having thus pointed out the various ways by which the same end may be attained by travellers bound , as we ...
... Office , Deal , at seven o'clock in the morning , and return to Dover and Deal on the arrival of the packet in the afternoon . 66 Having thus pointed out the various ways by which the same end may be attained by travellers bound , as we ...
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... this nunnery was converted into a royal mansion , and Sir Richard Long appointed its keeper . On his death Edward VI . granted the office to Lord Seymour , the unfortunate brother of the ill - fated Duke of Monmouth ; DARTFORD . 21.
... this nunnery was converted into a royal mansion , and Sir Richard Long appointed its keeper . On his death Edward VI . granted the office to Lord Seymour , the unfortunate brother of the ill - fated Duke of Monmouth ; DARTFORD . 21.
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... offices at- tached to the contiguous farm house , and a consider- able portion , here and there , of the wall which anciently inclosed the nursery gardens . The site bears the name of the Priory Farm , and Mr. Sears , the proprietor ...
... offices at- tached to the contiguous farm house , and a consider- able portion , here and there , of the wall which anciently inclosed the nursery gardens . The site bears the name of the Priory Farm , and Mr. Sears , the proprietor ...
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... office of the old English portreve . It is still the first port ( coming from sea ) on the Thames , and the juris- diction of the Lord Mayor of London here ends , as the portreve's formerly did ; a circumstance worthy of no- tice 26 ...
... office of the old English portreve . It is still the first port ( coming from sea ) on the Thames , and the juris- diction of the Lord Mayor of London here ends , as the portreve's formerly did ; a circumstance worthy of no- tice 26 ...
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... Office , near the Terrace pier ; near them , a battery , with embrasures for cannon , and other equipments , now happily useless ; the Gas Works , be- tween the London road and the river , established in 1824 by subscription ; the ...
... Office , near the Terrace pier ; near them , a battery , with embrasures for cannon , and other equipments , now happily useless ; the Gas Works , be- tween the London road and the river , established in 1824 by subscription ; the ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.