Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London During the Eighteenth Century: Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements, of the Citizens of London, During that Period; with a Review of the State of Society in 1807; to which is Added, a Sketch of the Domestic Architecture and of the Various Improvements in the Metropolis; Illustrated by Forty-five Engravings, Volum 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810 |
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Pàgina v
... ( March 1808 and May 1809. ) It had been my intention , from the moment I thought of tracing the habits of the residents of our Metropolis , to give a history of them from the earliest ages to the close of the last century : those early ...
... ( March 1808 and May 1809. ) It had been my intention , from the moment I thought of tracing the habits of the residents of our Metropolis , to give a history of them from the earliest ages to the close of the last century : those early ...
Pàgina 11
... March , 1741 , 19 male and 11 female infants were received , all of whom were less than two months old ; their baptism took place the ensuing Sunday , when two were honoured with the names of Thomas and Eunice Coram ; others of robust ...
... March , 1741 , 19 male and 11 female infants were received , all of whom were less than two months old ; their baptism took place the ensuing Sunday , when two were honoured with the names of Thomas and Eunice Coram ; others of robust ...
Pàgina 12
... March 29 , 1751 , aged 83 , and was buried April 2d , in the vault beneath the chapel of his hospital . The honours due to this excellent philanthropist were paid by the Corporation to the utmost ex- tent ; and the choirs of St. Paul's ...
... March 29 , 1751 , aged 83 , and was buried April 2d , in the vault beneath the chapel of his hospital . The honours due to this excellent philanthropist were paid by the Corporation to the utmost ex- tent ; and the choirs of St. Paul's ...
Pàgina 14
... March 25 , 1741 , to Dec. 31 , 1757 , 6894 children had been received , 5510 of whom were taken from the 1st of June , 1756 , in consequence of the grant of 10,000l . The num- ber of deaths to the 31st of Dec. 1757 , was 2821 . The sums ...
... March 25 , 1741 , to Dec. 31 , 1757 , 6894 children had been received , 5510 of whom were taken from the 1st of June , 1756 , in consequence of the grant of 10,000l . The num- ber of deaths to the 31st of Dec. 1757 , was 2821 . The sums ...
Pàgina 25
... March 1720 to March 1721 , 683 vagabonds , beggars , pilferers , and young vagrants , and lewd and dis- orderly persons , of whom 620 were discharged , 2 buried , and 61 remained . In the same period , 27 children were bound to ...
... March 1720 to March 1721 , 683 vagabonds , beggars , pilferers , and young vagrants , and lewd and dis- orderly persons , of whom 620 were discharged , 2 buried , and 61 remained . In the same period , 27 children were bound to ...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London During the ..., Volum 1 James Peller Malcolm Visualització completa - 1810 |
Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London During the ..., Volum 1 James Peller Malcolm Visualització completa - 1810 |
Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London During the ..., Volum 1 James Peller Malcolm Visualització completa - 1810 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 367 - For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Pàgina 418 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Pàgina 150 - ... that head. We are satisfied it is less cruelty to take the child with us, even supposing a state of annihilation as some dream of, than to leave her friendless in the world, exposed to ignorance and misery. Now in order to obviate some censures which may proceed either from ignorance or malice, we think it proper to inform the world, that we firmly believe the existence of...
Pàgina 367 - And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end : 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Pàgina 125 - Gentiles squabble. Here crafty courtiers are too wise For those who trust to Fortune ; They see the cheat with clearer eyes, Who peep behind the curtain. 3. " Our greatest ladies hither come, And ply in chariots daily ; Oft pawn their jewels for a sum To venture in the Alley.
Pàgina 374 - Though gaming in any degree is perverting the original and useful design of that Coffee-house, it may in some measure be excusable to speculate on the following subjects: — Mr. Wilkes being elected member for London ; which was done from 5 to 50 guineas per cent.
Pàgina 127 - Five hundred millions, notes and bonds, Our stocks are worth in value ; But neither lie in goods or lands, Or money let me tell ye. Yet though our foreign trade is lost, Of mighty wealth we vapour, When all the riches that we boast Consist in scraps of paper.
Pàgina 367 - Remember, therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do thy first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Pàgina 310 - Bride was conducted to her bed-chamber, and the Bridegroom to his dressing-room, where the Duke undressed him, and his Majesty did his Royal Highness the honour to put on his shirt. The Bride was undressed by the Princesses ; and being in bed in a rich undress, his Majesty came
Pàgina 408 - Queen's demise she had lived in obscurity. This unknown arrived in London from Mansfield, in 1714, drawn by six horses. She frequently said that her father was a nobleman, but that, her elder brother dying unmarried, the title was extinct ; adding, that she had an uncle then living, whose title was his least recommendation. " It was conjectured that she might be the daughter of a Roman Catholic, who had consigned her to a convent, whence a brother had released her and supported her in privacy.