The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 81, Part 1; Volume 109F. Jefferies, 1811 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... side . BOOK I. SAT . I. TOTWITHSTANDING the relish which the literary people of Rome still found in the satires of old Lucilius , the enterprise , however , of our bard to try his strength in the same species of composition , excited as ...
... side . BOOK I. SAT . I. TOTWITHSTANDING the relish which the literary people of Rome still found in the satires of old Lucilius , the enterprise , however , of our bard to try his strength in the same species of composition , excited as ...
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... side , and three chancels . The North chancel is de- dicated to St. James . On the North , side of the high chancel is a square building of flints and hewn stone , with battlements , and very strongly buttressed . The windows , likewise ...
... side , and three chancels . The North chancel is de- dicated to St. James . On the North , side of the high chancel is a square building of flints and hewn stone , with battlements , and very strongly buttressed . The windows , likewise ...
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... side the upper windows of the Tower ; none by King , except on the but- tresses . The distant view of the centre spire is given by Carter , it is not by King ; this I suppose an omis- sion of his . By King are given more bands round the ...
... side the upper windows of the Tower ; none by King , except on the but- tresses . The distant view of the centre spire is given by Carter , it is not by King ; this I suppose an omis- sion of his . By King are given more bands round the ...
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... side is a cir- cular moat , inclosing a small space of ground , with a pond in the middle , the use of which is difficult to guess . The Abbey ground belongs to a gentleman of the name of Hackett , lately purchased of . Chapman , esq ...
... side is a cir- cular moat , inclosing a small space of ground , with a pond in the middle , the use of which is difficult to guess . The Abbey ground belongs to a gentleman of the name of Hackett , lately purchased of . Chapman , esq ...
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... side ailes , and small chapels , consonant with the centre part of the chapel itself ; the windows have no general arched head ( as before observed ) like those to the upper story of the edifice : the dado , rich in compartments , with ...
... side ailes , and small chapels , consonant with the centre part of the chapel itself ; the windows have no general arched head ( as before observed ) like those to the upper story of the edifice : the dado , rich in compartments , with ...
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