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 14
... passing the warrants for 20,000l . the second grant from Parliament . In 1797 , there were 357 children on the esta- blishment , 175 in the house , and 182 at nurse , principally received from the metropolis . From 1770 to 1797 , 1684 ...
... passing the warrants for 20,000l . the second grant from Parliament . In 1797 , there were 357 children on the esta- blishment , 175 in the house , and 182 at nurse , principally received from the metropolis . From 1770 to 1797 , 1684 ...
Pàgina 16
... passing charity which provides for temporary wants of the body , that may recur almost imme- diately upon the disposal of the gift , nor that which removes the possibility of penury from the residents of alms and workhouses ; but that ...
... passing charity which provides for temporary wants of the body , that may recur almost imme- diately upon the disposal of the gift , nor that which removes the possibility of penury from the residents of alms and workhouses ; but that ...
Pàgina 63
... passed the night in watching and relieving the sick- and yet I should be afraid to know the sequel of her eventful story . Is it not shocking to think on this catastrophe , when we reflect how many would have contributed to the relief ...
... passed the night in watching and relieving the sick- and yet I should be afraid to know the sequel of her eventful story . Is it not shocking to think on this catastrophe , when we reflect how many would have contributed to the relief ...
Pàgina 65
... passing along the road near the Germans with his basket on his shoulder , containing 28 two - penny loaves , perceiving their forlorn situa- tion , threw it down , and observed , that his cus- tomers must fast a little longer that day ...
... passing along the road near the Germans with his basket on his shoulder , containing 28 two - penny loaves , perceiving their forlorn situa- tion , threw it down , and observed , that his cus- tomers must fast a little longer that day ...
Pàgina 77
... passed in 1773 , for the better re- gulation of Lying - in hospitals and other places of reception for pregnant women , and to provide for the safety of illegitimate children born within them ; a clause of which enacts , " That from and ...
... passed in 1773 , for the better re- gulation of Lying - in hospitals and other places of reception for pregnant women , and to provide for the safety of illegitimate children born within them ; a clause of which enacts , " That from and ...
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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.