Kenna's Kingdom: a Ramble Through Kingly KensingtonDavid Bogue, 1881 - 80 страници |
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... called the Chimney Sweep . Such were the first inhabitants of Kensington Palace , or rather of that portion of it which was then standing ; the original edifice consisting only of the north - west part of the present building . There ...
... called the Chimney Sweep . Such were the first inhabitants of Kensington Palace , or rather of that portion of it which was then standing ; the original edifice consisting only of the north - west part of the present building . There ...
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... called , cost sixty shillings a pound ! But Queen Anne's reign , at least as regards the Palace , was decidedly a tea - drinking one . We fancy that chocolate was Queen Anne's favourite beverage , but there is a gossiping odour about ...
... called , cost sixty shillings a pound ! But Queen Anne's reign , at least as regards the Palace , was decidedly a tea - drinking one . We fancy that chocolate was Queen Anne's favourite beverage , but there is a gossiping odour about ...
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... called England , and received the re- ward of virtue in the shape of pensions , titles , and places . " It was A regular German invasion took place . with them , " says Thackeray , " as with Blucher , one hundred years afterwards , when ...
... called England , and received the re- ward of virtue in the shape of pensions , titles , and places . " It was A regular German invasion took place . with them , " says Thackeray , " as with Blucher , one hundred years afterwards , when ...
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... called Prince Frederick a " brainless , im- pertinent puppy and scoundrel . " The Queen said- and it is a painful task to record that any mother should have uttered such words of any son- “ I will give it you under my hand , if you have ...
... called Prince Frederick a " brainless , im- pertinent puppy and scoundrel . " The Queen said- and it is a painful task to record that any mother should have uttered such words of any son- “ I will give it you under my hand , if you have ...
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... called upon to extend our rambles on what must , for the present , be hallowed ground . But traditions of the Princess still linger in the neighbourhood . Anecdotes of her punctuality , her activity , her early donkey rides , and her ...
... called upon to extend our rambles on what must , for the present , be hallowed ground . But traditions of the Princess still linger in the neighbourhood . Anecdotes of her punctuality , her activity , her early donkey rides , and her ...
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Страница 89 - A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, Parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and Pride that licks the dust.
Страница 98 - The road between this place (Kensington) and London is grown so infamously bad, that we live here in the same solitude as we should do if cast on a rock in the middle of the ocean, and all the Londoners tell us there is between them and us a great impassable gulf of mud.
Страница 90 - ... for the day of the week, and a watch for the hour of the day, you may inform yourself fully, without any other intelligence but your memory, of every transaction within the verge of the Court. Walking, chaises, levées, and audiences fill the morning.
Страница 232 - IMPROMPTU, Suggested by a View, in 1766, of the Scat and Ruins of a Deceased Nobleman, at Kingsgate, Kent. Old, and abandon'd by each venal friend, Here H dt form'd the pious resolution To smuggle a few years, and strive to mend A broken character and constitution.
Страница 27 - BONAPARTE. NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION, completed by the insertion of above One Hundred Birds omitted in the original Work, and Illustrated by valuable Notes, and Life of the Author, by Sir WILLIAM JARDINE.
Страница 268 - ... who found himself for the first time among Ambassadors and Earls. They will remember that constant flow of conversation, so natural, so animated, so various, so rich with observation and anecdote ; that wit which never gave a wound ; that exquisite mimicry which ennobled, instead of degrading; that goodness of heart which appeared in every look and accent, and gave additional value to every talent and acquirement.
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Страница 97 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Страница 16 - Flagellate, Ciliate, and Tentaculiferous Protozoa, British and Foreign, and an account of the Organization and Affinities of the Sponges.
Страница 268 - The time is coming when perhaps a few old men, the last survivors of our generation, will in vain seek, amidst new streets, and squares, and railway stations, for the site of that dwelling...