The visitants' guide to Windsor castle and its vicinityC. Andrews, 1828 - 156 sidor |
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The visitants' guide to Windsor castle and its vicinity Windsor Berks, castle Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1828 |
The visitants' guide to Windsor castle and its vicinity Windsor Berks, castle Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1828 |
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adjoining aisle ancient arches beautiful beneath Bishop brick building built Canon Carlo Dolci carved ceiling celebrated centre Charles Charles II church Cloisters compartments contains Countess crowned curious Datchet decease died Duchess Earl east edifice Edward Edward III Edward IV engraved entrance erected Eton College executed family arms feet figure Forest formed Garter gateway George George III George's Chapel Gothic grave-stone ground Guercino Henry VIII honour inscribed inscription James John King King's Lady late Majesty Lord m.-This magnificent mansion marble Mary memory ments monarch monument neat neighbourhood of Windsor noble north side north terrace ornamented painting parish Park poor knights present Prince Princess principal apartments provost Queen Anne Queen Charlotte Queen Elizabeth Quentin Matsys reign represented residence royal seat Sir Peter Lely south front spacious specimen stone tablet terrace Thames thys tomb tower town Vandyck village west end whole-length portrait William Windsor Castle
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Sida 33 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Sida 131 - England," whom he represents as having conformed to every change of religion in the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, resolved that no alteration should prevent him living and dying vicar of Bray.
Sida 53 - Sir John Dinely, of Windsor Castle, recommends himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of good breed, fit to become, and willing to be, a mother of a noble heir, and keep up the name of an ancient family, ennobled by deeds of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at a certain period of life need not apply, as heirship is the object of the mutual contract offered by the ladies' sincere admirer, Sir John Dinely.
Sida 147 - This monument, in honour of Thomas Gray, Was erected AD 1799, Among the scenery Celebrated by that great lyric and elegiac poet. He died in 1771, And lies unnoticed in the adjoining church-yard, Under the tombstone on which he piously And pathetically recorded the interment Of his aunt, and lamented mother.
Sida 60 - Abbey for that purpose, this building remained neglected, until Cardinal Wolsey obtained a grant of it from Henry VIII. ; with the same profusion of expense which marked all the public acts of his life, he began to prepare it as a receptacle for his remains, but at the confiscation of his property it reverted to the Crown.
Sida 33 - When the Ear heard her then it blessed her, and when the Eye saw her it gave witness to her : because she delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of Him that was ready to perish came upon her ; and she caused the widow's Heart to sing for Joy.
Sida 145 - Full oft within the spacious walls, When he had fifty winters o'er him, My grave lord-keeper led the brawls ; The seal and maces danced before him. His bushy beard, and shoe-strings green, His high-crown'd hat, and satin doublet, Moved the stout heart of England's queen, Though Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it.
Sida 17 - Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, Here earth and water seem to strive again ; Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd, But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd : Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree.
Sida 131 - There is a very remarkable custom in this manor, by which, in default of male heirs, lands are not divided among females of the same degree of kindred but descend solely to the eldest. The...
Sida 113 - ... the Playing Fields, an extensive tract of ground, shaded by several lofty trees, and bounded on one side by the Thames. The young gentlemen educated here are greatly attached to aquatic amusements, and twice during the summer (on the 4th of June, in commemoration of the birth-day of George III., and on the last Saturday in July, when the senior scholars are elected to King's College, Cambridge,) splendid regattas take place. On these occasions they go in procession, habited in fancy dresses,...