Round about Piccadilly and Pall Mall: Or, A Ramble from Haymarket to Hyde ParkSmith, Elder & Company, 1870 - 405 страници |
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... Prince Frede- rick , Duke of York and Albany , the second son of George II . , for the mansion of the latter at Whitehall , now Dover House . After living here for some years , the Duke of York deserted the place , and it was converted ...
... Prince Frede- rick , Duke of York and Albany , the second son of George II . , for the mansion of the latter at Whitehall , now Dover House . After living here for some years , the Duke of York deserted the place , and it was converted ...
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... Prince of Wales's cook , and Labourie was the cook who made the place celebrated for its dinners . Brummell was the supreme dictator . One day , when he had lost considerably , he called to the waiter , with a tragic air , for a flat ...
... Prince of Wales's cook , and Labourie was the cook who made the place celebrated for its dinners . Brummell was the supreme dictator . One day , when he had lost considerably , he called to the waiter , with a tragic air , for a flat ...
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... Prince of Orange , then in England as a suitor for her hand . The Duchess invited the Prince to dine with her when he was to dance in public with the Princess , and made him drunk with champagne . The Princess was naturally disgusted ...
... Prince of Orange , then in England as a suitor for her hand . The Duchess invited the Prince to dine with her when he was to dance in public with the Princess , and made him drunk with champagne . The Princess was naturally disgusted ...
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... Prince Puckler Muskau ? " " Very well , " answered Rothschild ; " take two chairs . " He died in 1836 , and left a life - interest in his house to his widow , who lived here for some years after . Sir Thomas Lawrence lived at a house ...
... Prince Puckler Muskau ? " " Very well , " answered Rothschild ; " take two chairs . " He died in 1836 , and left a life - interest in his house to his widow , who lived here for some years after . Sir Thomas Lawrence lived at a house ...
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... Prince Consort on Monday , May 12. The Piccadilly front , which is faced with stone , has no entrance , -that is in Jermyn Street , where there is a brick front with stone dressings . The large gallery , which is filled with valuable ...
... Prince Consort on Monday , May 12. The Piccadilly front , which is faced with stone , has no entrance , -that is in Jermyn Street , where there is a brick front with stone dressings . The large gallery , which is filled with valuable ...
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Страница 245 - This royal infant, (heaven still move about her !) Though in her cradle, yet now promises Upon this land a thousand thousand blessings, Which time shall bring to ripeness : she shall be (But few now living can behold that goodness) A pattern to all princes living with her, And all that shall succeed...
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Страница 75 - Blest be the Great\ for those they take away, And those they left me; for they left me GAY; Left me to see neglected Genius bloom, Neglected die, and tell it on his tomb : Of all thy blameless life the sole return My Verse, and QUEENSB'RY weeping o'er thy urn!
Страница 62 - Whose rising forests, not for pride or show, But future buildings, future navies grow: Let his plantations stretch from down to down, First shade a country, and then raise a town. 190 You too proceed! make falling arts your care, Erect new wonders, and the old repair; Jones and Palladio to themselves restore, And be whate'er Vitruvius was before...
Страница 356 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys: So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite.
Страница 265 - ... cloth coat, all black besides; one hand generally in his bosom, the other, a cane in it, which he leans upon, under the skirts of his coat usually, that it may imperceptibly serve him as a support, when attacked by sudden tremors or...
Страница 117 - Should Dennis publish, you had stabb'd your brother, Lampoon'd your Monarch, or debauch'd your mother ; Say, what revenge on Dennis can be had ? Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad : On one so poor you cannot take the law ; On one so old your sword you scorn to draw ; Uncag'd then let the harmless monster rage, Secure in dulness, madness, want, and age.
Страница 374 - Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Страница 162 - OF old, when Scarron his companions invited, Each guest brought his dish, and the feast was united ; If our landlord* supplies us with beef and with fish, Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish : Our Dean...
Страница 304 - Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind! Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth: Shines in exposing knaves, and painting fools, Yet is, whate'er she hates and ridicules.