An Impartial History of the Town and County of Newcastle Upon Tyne and Its Vicinity: Comprehending an Account of Its Origin, Population, Coal, Coasting, & Foreign Trade, Together with an Accurate Description of All Its Public Buildings, Manufactories, Coal Works, &cVint & Anderson, 1801 - 612 Seiten |
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... built a strong barrier , confifting of a stone- wall , of great height and thickness , while another , at about twenty yards diftance , of earth faced with ftone , ran parallel with it , from the fhores of the Irish fea across the whole ...
... built a strong barrier , confifting of a stone- wall , of great height and thickness , while another , at about twenty yards diftance , of earth faced with ftone , ran parallel with it , from the fhores of the Irish fea across the whole ...
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... built for the viewer of the colliery ftands pa- rallel to the weft rampart of the station , and near the fouth - weft angle . The fire - engine ftands about fix yards to the north of the wall , the foundations of which were found here ...
... built for the viewer of the colliery ftands pa- rallel to the weft rampart of the station , and near the fouth - weft angle . The fire - engine ftands about fix yards to the north of the wall , the foundations of which were found here ...
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... built a wall of turf or fods , from " the fea - fide , beyond Carlifle , unto Tynemouth . It " was overthrown by the inroads of the northern " nations , after the emperor had left the island ; but " Severus built , near the fame fite ...
... built a wall of turf or fods , from " the fea - fide , beyond Carlifle , unto Tynemouth . It " was overthrown by the inroads of the northern " nations , after the emperor had left the island ; but " Severus built , near the fame fite ...
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... built by the Romans at this termination . of their great north - eastern road , has been , from time to time , renewed upon the fame fite . This warlike people seem to have preferred pafling over the tops of hills , probably for the ...
... built by the Romans at this termination . of their great north - eastern road , has been , from time to time , renewed upon the fame fite . This warlike people seem to have preferred pafling over the tops of hills , probably for the ...
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... built during the turbulent times which preceded the union of the crowns , when the inhabitants naturally crowded as close as poffible under the protection of the Caftle . Amidft these houfes houses an ascent is gained to the Castle ...
... built during the turbulent times which preceded the union of the crowns , when the inhabitants naturally crowded as close as poffible under the protection of the Caftle . Amidft these houfes houses an ascent is gained to the Castle ...
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alfo almoſt alſo ancient Anderſon anno beſt biſhop Bourne bridge buſineſs called caſtle cauſe chaldron chapel church Cloſe coal-trade coals common-council conſequence corporation ditto Durham encreaſed erected eſq eſtabliſhed extenſive faid town fame fide firſt fituation fome fouth fuch gate Gateſhead George granted Henry hiſtory hofpital houſe hundred inhabitants inſtitution intereſt John king laſt leſs maſter Matthew White Ridley mayor mayor and burgeſſes meaſure moſt Newcastle upon Tyne Nicholas North Shields Northumberland obſerved occafion pariſh parliament perſons pounds preſent purpoſe raiſed reſpectable Ridley river Tyne Robert Roman ſaid ſame Sandgate ſays ſchool ſeems ſet ſeven ſeveral ſhall ſheriff ſhillings ſhips ſhops ſhould Sir Walter Blackett Sir William Blackett ſmall ſociety ſome ſquare ſtands ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtreet ſtrong ſubject ſuch ſupplied ſupport ſuppoſed theſe Thomas thoſe Tower town of Newcastle trade uſe vaſt wall Walter Blackett weſt Whickham whoſe William
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Seite 237 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Seite 237 - ... for my own part, though I am always serious, I do not know what it is to be melancholy, and can therefore take a view of nature in her deep and solemn scenes with the same pleasure as in her most gay and delightful ones.
Seite 237 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Seite 18 - At the first appearance of any person, they set off in full gallop ; and, at the distance of two or three hundred yards, make a wheel round, and come boldly up again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner ; on a sudden, they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise ; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round, and fly off...
Seite 86 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Seite 26 - As I foretold you, were all fpirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air ; And, like the bafelefs fabric of this vifion, The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The folemn temples, the great globe itfelf, Yea, all which it inherit, fhall diffolve ; And, like this infubftantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind ! We are fuch fluff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a Deep.
Seite 452 - ... palaces, navigation, &c. ; but now sallow, &c., are rejected, and nothing but oak any where regarded ; and yet see the change ; for when our houses were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration.
Seite 312 - Sifter be naked, and deftitute of daily food, and one of you fay unto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed and filled : notwithftanding ye give them not thofe things which are needful to the body : what doth it pro-.
Seite 464 - Master Beaumont, a gentleman of great ingenuity, and rare parts, adventured into our mines with his thirty thousand pounds ; who brought with him many rare engines...
Seite 451 - ... and our heads did never ache. For as the smoke in those days was supposed to be a sufficient hardening for the timber of the house, so it was reputed a far better medicine to keep the good man and his family from the quacke or pose, wherewith, as then, very few were acquainted.