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... hath renowne Whose boriall stremys plesaunt & preclare Vnder thy lusty wallys renneth a downe Where many a swan swymeth w ' wynge fare Where many a barge doth rowe and sayle w ' are Where many a ship resteth w ' top royall O towne of ...
... hath renowne Whose boriall stremys plesaunt & preclare Vnder thy lusty wallys renneth a downe Where many a swan swymeth w ' wynge fare Where many a barge doth rowe and sayle w ' are Where many a ship resteth w ' top royall O towne of ...
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... hath of long time been divided , and letten out into many tenements and it hath been a common speech , that when Walbrooke did lye open , barges were rowed out of the Thames , or towed up so farre ; and therefore the place hath ever ...
... hath of long time been divided , and letten out into many tenements and it hath been a common speech , that when Walbrooke did lye open , barges were rowed out of the Thames , or towed up so farre ; and therefore the place hath ever ...
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... hath been great sale and utterance of Wine , Besides Beere , and Ale , and Ipocras fine , * In every country , region , and nation , — But chiefly in Billingsgate , at the Salutation ; And the Bore's Head , ncar London Stone ; The Swan ...
... hath been great sale and utterance of Wine , Besides Beere , and Ale , and Ipocras fine , * In every country , region , and nation , — But chiefly in Billingsgate , at the Salutation ; And the Bore's Head , ncar London Stone ; The Swan ...
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... hath two or three hundred a year in land , and is at my disposal . If your daughter be free , and you approve it , I will bring him here to see her , and we will endeavour to make it a match . " This was easily assented to by old Mr ...
... hath two or three hundred a year in land , and is at my disposal . If your daughter be free , and you approve it , I will bring him here to see her , and we will endeavour to make it a match . " This was easily assented to by old Mr ...
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... hath given A Place with him in Heaven . Another Epitaph , by a friend , was inscribed upon a tablet , and placed against a column near his grave . WEEVER , who labor'd in a learned strain , To make Men long since dead to live again ...
... hath given A Place with him in Heaven . Another Epitaph , by a friend , was inscribed upon a tablet , and placed against a column near his grave . WEEVER , who labor'd in a learned strain , To make Men long since dead to live again ...
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Londiniana: Or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis, Including ..., Volume 2 E W 1773-1854 Brayley No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 224 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 227 - Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun. And as a vapour or a drop of rain, Once lost, can ne'er be found again: So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade, All love, all liking, all delight Lies drowned with us in endless night.
Page 226 - As if here were those cooler shades of love. Can such delights be in the street And open fields and we not see't? Come, we'll abroad; and let's obey The proclamation made for May...
Page 30 - So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen : and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
Page 226 - And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth: Many a green-gown has been given; Many a kiss, both odd and even: Many a glance too has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament; Many a jest told of the keys betraying This night, and locks pick'd, yet we're not aMaying.
Page 225 - Nay! not so much as out of bed; When all the birds have matins said, And sung their thankful hymns; 'tis sin, Nay, profanation to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner than the lark, to fetch in May.
Page 272 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 226 - And sin no more, as we have done by staying : But, my Corinna, come, let's go a-maying. " There's not a budding boy or girl this day, But is got up, and gone to bring in may.
Page 298 - Will I upon thy party wear this rose : And here I prophesy ; — This brawl to-day Grown to this faction, in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the red rose and the white, A thousand souls to death and deadly night.
Page 38 - There was a good number entertained with good cheer by the chamberlain ; and after dinner they went to hunting the fox : there was a great cry for a mile, and at length the hounds killed him at the end of St. Giles's.