The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... late , nevertheless , as this period , Fleet Ditch was a sluggish foul stream , open as far as Holborn Bridge , and admitting small vessels for trade , coal barges , & c . It had become such a nuisance , that it was now arched over ...
... late , nevertheless , as this period , Fleet Ditch was a sluggish foul stream , open as far as Holborn Bridge , and admitting small vessels for trade , coal barges , & c . It had become such a nuisance , that it was now arched over ...
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... late ) They have repented ; And have sought ( to give new birth ) In baths to steep him ! But being so much too good for earth , Heaven vows to keep him . This child , we see , was celebrated for acting old men . It is well known , that ...
... late ) They have repented ; And have sought ( to give new birth ) In baths to steep him ! But being so much too good for earth , Heaven vows to keep him . This child , we see , was celebrated for acting old men . It is well known , that ...
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... late period . Mrs. Garrick had been a dancer in her youth , with a name as vernal as need be , Mademoiselle Violette : she died a venerable old lady , at the age of ninety odd . Boswell has recorded a delightful day spent with Johnson ...
... late period . Mrs. Garrick had been a dancer in her youth , with a name as vernal as need be , Mademoiselle Violette : she died a venerable old lady , at the age of ninety odd . Boswell has recorded a delightful day spent with Johnson ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Diana Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace passage Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet poetry Pope present probably Queen reign Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer