The original Picture of London, enlarged and improved. (Re-ed. by J. Britton). (Re-ed. by J. Britton).1829 |
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Page 83
... ornamented by two ranges of coupled pilasters , one above the other , the lower being Corinthian , and the upper Com- posite . The angles of the west front are crowned with campaniles , or bell - towers , of a handsome and uniform cha ...
... ornamented by two ranges of coupled pilasters , one above the other , the lower being Corinthian , and the upper Com- posite . The angles of the west front are crowned with campaniles , or bell - towers , of a handsome and uniform cha ...
Page 90
... ornamented with painted and stained glass , representing , in the central circle , the Holy Scriptures , surrounded by a band of che- rubim , and in the large exterior divisions , our Saviour , the Evangelists , and the Apostles in ...
... ornamented with painted and stained glass , representing , in the central circle , the Holy Scriptures , surrounded by a band of che- rubim , and in the large exterior divisions , our Saviour , the Evangelists , and the Apostles in ...
Page 92
... ornamented with sta- tues and pierced tracery , and at the back of the chapel , above the altar - place , is an extremely rich composition of screen - work , containing seven large , and numerous small , statues , within elaborately ...
... ornamented with sta- tues and pierced tracery , and at the back of the chapel , above the altar - place , is an extremely rich composition of screen - work , containing seven large , and numerous small , statues , within elaborately ...
Page 98
... ornamented , from which spring the elegantly pierced flying buttresses that support the superstruc- ture of the nave . The badges and supporters of the royal founder , namely , the portcullis , the rose , the fleur - de - lis , the lion ...
... ornamented , from which spring the elegantly pierced flying buttresses that support the superstruc- ture of the nave . The badges and supporters of the royal founder , namely , the portcullis , the rose , the fleur - de - lis , the lion ...
Page 100
... ornamented with the king's badges , forms the summit ; and at the sides , on the transverse plates , between the two divisions into which the upright compart- ments are separated , is a long inscription to the memory of the monarch ...
... ornamented with the king's badges , forms the summit ; and at the sides , on the transverse plates , between the two divisions into which the upright compart- ments are separated , is a long inscription to the memory of the monarch ...
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Page 465 - ... prosecutes, or be committed to the house of correction and kept to hard labour for any term not exceeding three calendar months, nor less than one.
Page 215 - To preserve testimony, when in danger of being lost, before the matter to which it relates can be made the subject of judicial investigation.
Page 295 - ... the British Museum Sion College the Bodleian Library at Oxford the Public Library at Cambridge the library of the Faculty of Advocates at Edinburgh, the libraries of the four universities of Scotland Trinity College Library and the King's Inns...
Page 398 - Heavens ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays...
Page 246 - But she too soon learnt how fatal it is for any one in .a dependent situation to exceed the limits of their authority ; for her master, on his return, was enraged at finding that they had gone beyond his orders, renounced his engagement to his servant, and devoted his ample fortune to public charity.
Page 251 - City of London Truss Society, for the Relief of the Ruptured Poor, throughout the Kingdom, Grocers
Page 217 - The primary and original business of this court is to call the king's debtors to account, by bill filed by the attorney-general ; and to recover any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, any goods, chattels, or other profits or benefits belonging to the crown.
Page 341 - Fourth, for the, advancement of literature — by the publication of inedited remains of ancient literature, and of such works, as may be of great intrinsic value, but not of that popular character which usually claims the attention of publishers...
Page 286 - Society for the Support and Encouragement of Sunday Schools throughout the British Dominions.
Page 182 - Arcadius), found here in 1777, that the Romans had a fort on this spot. The tower is governed by the Constable of the Tower, who at coronations and other state ceremonies has the custody of the regalia. The principal entrance is on the west, and is wide enough to admit a carriage.