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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... fituation of their camp , beheld the windings of that beautiful river , the enchanting plains on its banks , and the rude grandeur of the Grampian hills at a diftance , they were ftruck with pleasant aftonishment , and cried out in ...
... fituation of their camp , beheld the windings of that beautiful river , the enchanting plains on its banks , and the rude grandeur of the Grampian hills at a diftance , they were ftruck with pleasant aftonishment , and cried out in ...
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... fituation for the vast undertaking now under review , fixed " the station at Wallfend with " its fouthern rampart facing the fun , and floping " quite down to the river Tyne . " The next was , where Bees - houses ftood , now called ...
... fituation for the vast undertaking now under review , fixed " the station at Wallfend with " its fouthern rampart facing the fun , and floping " quite down to the river Tyne . " The next was , where Bees - houses ftood , now called ...
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... fituation of modern Newcastle has probably been determined by its bridge , which , having been originally built by the Romans at this termination of their great north - eastern road , has been , from time to time , renewed upon the fame ...
... fituation of modern Newcastle has probably been determined by its bridge , which , having been originally built by the Romans at this termination of their great north - eastern road , has been , from time to time , renewed upon the fame ...
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... fituation of Newcastle , and however well chofen it may once have been for the purposes of fecurity , it must be acknowledged to be fingularly ill adapted to anfwer thofe of neatness or convenience . To the ftranger who arrives from the ...
... fituation of Newcastle , and however well chofen it may once have been for the purposes of fecurity , it must be acknowledged to be fingularly ill adapted to anfwer thofe of neatness or convenience . To the ftranger who arrives from the ...
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... fituation and inconvenience ; but ap- plauds the benignity of the late worthy Sir Walter Blackett , out of the rents of whofe ample eftate this place of confinement is plentifully fupplied with coals . The names of the refpective ...
... fituation and inconvenience ; but ap- plauds the benignity of the late worthy Sir Walter Blackett , out of the rents of whofe ample eftate this place of confinement is plentifully fupplied with coals . The names of the refpective ...
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againſt alfo almoft alſo ancient Anderfon anno Bourne bridge building built caftle called caſtle chaldron chapel church Clofe coal-trade coals common-council confequence corporation ditto Durham erected extenfive faid faid town fame fays feems ferve feven feveral fhall fheriff fhillings fhips fhould fide firft fituation fociety fome fouth ftands ftate ftill ftone ftreet fubject fucceffors fuch fupply fupport gate Gateshead George granted Henry hiftory hofpital houfe houſe hundred inftitution inhabitants John king mafter magiftrates Matthew White Ridley mayor and burgeffes meaſure moft monaftery moſt neceffary Newcaſtle Newcastle upon Tyne Nicholas North Shields Northumberland obferved occafion paffed parliament perfons pounds prefent purpoſe refidence refpectable reign Ridley river Tyne Robert Roman Sandgate ſhall Sir Walter Blackett Sir William Blackett Sunderland thefe themſelves theſe thofe Thomas thoſe tion Tower town of Newcastle trade Tynemouth uſe vaft wall Walter Blackett weft Whickham whofe 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.