A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works Relating to English Topography, Volume 2; Volume 34

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Richard and Arthur Taylor., 1818
 

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Page 782 - Bid the BROAD ARCH the dang'rous flood contain, The Mole projected break the roaring Main: Back to his bounds their subject Sea command, And roll obedient Rivers thro' the land : These honours, Peace to happy Britain brings; These are Imperial Works, and worthy Kings.
Page 974 - NASHES LENTEN STUFFE; containing the Description and first Procreation and Increase of the Towne of GREAT YARMOUTH, in Norffolke; with a new Play neuer played before, of the Praise of the Red Herring. Fitte of all Clearkes of Noblemens Kitchins to be read; and not vnnecessary by all Seruing Men that have short boord-wages, to be
Page 649 - Then Commerce brought into the public Walk The busy Merchant: the big Warehouse built; Rais'd the strong Crane; choak'd up the loaded Street With foreign Plenty; and thy Stream, O Thames, Large, gentle, deep, majestic, King of Floods ! Chose for his grand Resort!
Page 992 - To His Highness Oliver, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions thereto belonging; is humbly presented a Mediterranean Passage by Water between the Two Sea Towns LYNN and YARMOUTH, upon the Two Rivers the Little Owse and Waveney. With
Page 684 - and go round about her; tell the Towers thereof. Marke ye well her Bulwarks, consider her Palaces, that ye may tell it to the Generations following."—PSALM
Page 653 - His Tresses dress'd with Dews, and o'er the Stream His shining Horns diffus'da golden gleam. Grav'd on his Urn appear'd the Moon, that guides His swelling Waters and alternate Tides; The figur'd Streams in Waves of Silver roll'd, And on their Banks AUGUSTA rose in Gold.
Page 913 - of old Not more the glory of the earth than she. A more accomplish'd World's chief glory now ! The villas with which LONDON stands begirt, Like a swarth Indian with his belt of beads, Prove it!'
Page 1017 - field the sower stalks With measur'd step, and liberal throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground, The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Here sits the shepherd on the grassy turf, Inhaling healthful the descending sun: Around him
Page 655 - spires increase; And temples rise, the beauteous works of peace ! I see, I see, where two fair Cities bend Their ample bow, a new Whitehall ascend ! There, mighty nations shall inquire their doom, The World's great oracle in times to come.
Page 707 - The errors and defects of old establishments are visible and palpable. It calls for little ability to point them out: and where absolute power is given, it requires but a word wholly to abolish the vice and the establishment together." " —-—-At once to preserve and to reform is quite another

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