Metropolitan Improvements; Or, London in the Nineteenth Century: Being a Series of Views, of the New and Most Interesting Objects, in the British Metropolis & Its VicinityJones, 1827 - 316 էջ |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 59–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 17
... faces the entrance . It was formerly decorated with a column supporting a statue of the king , commemorative of the naval victories of Great Britain . It was erected by the late General Strode , and taken down in 1805 , in consequence ...
... faces the entrance . It was formerly decorated with a column supporting a statue of the king , commemorative of the naval victories of Great Britain . It was erected by the late General Strode , and taken down in 1805 , in consequence ...
Էջ 19
... faces you , and admire the fascinating beauties of the artificial lake which it crosses , adorned as it is with rare and beautiful water fowl , aquatic plants , and other appropriate embellishments . Return then to the main road ...
... faces you , and admire the fascinating beauties of the artificial lake which it crosses , adorned as it is with rare and beautiful water fowl , aquatic plants , and other appropriate embellishments . Return then to the main road ...
Էջ 22
... face of the building is broken and diversified by rustics . The composition is pretty and Italian like , it harmonizes well with the scenery , but the tasteful connoisseur must forget every recollection of a Propy- leïum , when viewing ...
... face of the building is broken and diversified by rustics . The composition is pretty and Italian like , it harmonizes well with the scenery , but the tasteful connoisseur must forget every recollection of a Propy- leïum , when viewing ...
Էջ 22
... face of the building is broken and diversified by rustics . The composition is pretty and Italian like , it harmonizes well with the scenery , but the tasteful connoisseur must forget every recollection of a Propyleïum , when viewing ...
... face of the building is broken and diversified by rustics . The composition is pretty and Italian like , it harmonizes well with the scenery , but the tasteful connoisseur must forget every recollection of a Propyleïum , when viewing ...
Էջ 28
... faces fixed upon the flood . " LORD BYRON . This villa , appears from the grounds , to consist of but two stories , the principal and the chamber story ; but in reality it consists of three , the offices being contained in a basement ...
... faces fixed upon the flood . " LORD BYRON . This villa , appears from the grounds , to consist of but two stories , the principal and the chamber story ; but in reality it consists of three , the offices being contained in a basement ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
Metropolitan Improvements: Or London in the Nineteenth Century: Being a ... James Elmes Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1829 |
Common terms and phrases
acroteria Acton Place aldermen ancient antæ arches archi architect architrave attic balustrade beautiful blocking course blocking-course bridge building built called centre chapel charter Chester Terrace church citizens columns composition Corinthian order cornice council crowned cupola decorated Doric Drawn by Tho Duke east edifice effect elegant elevation embellished Engraved entablature entrance erected feet finished Finsbury frieze galleries garden grand Grecian H.Shepherd handsome height hexastyle honour houses improvements Ionic order Jones king king's lofty London Bridge lord mayor magnificent mansion Mary-le-bone metropolis Nash original ornamental palace panels parliament Paul's pediment picturesque piers pilasters plate portico portion present Professor proportions queen raised Regent Street Regent's Canal Regent's Park reign Roman Royal rusticated says sculpture Shepherd side Sir Christopher Soane spacious splendid Square stone stylobate surmounted taste tecture temple Terrace tetrastyle Thames theatre tion tower triglyphs upper villa walls Westminster whole wings Wren
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 12 - So proud, so grand ; of that stupendous air, Soft and agreeable come never there. Greatness, with Timon, dwells in such a draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compass this, his building is a town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down...
Էջ 23 - I love the language, that soft bastard Latin, Which melts like kisses from a female mouth, And sounds as if it should be writ on satin, With syllables which breathe of the sweet South, And gentle liquids gliding all so pat in, That not a single accent seems uncouth, Like our harsh northern whistling, grunting guttural, Which we're obliged to hiss, and spit, and sputter all.
Էջ 114 - Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed You can send a boy to college but you can't make him think.
Էջ 123 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Էջ 143 - When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
Էջ xxx - Elizabeth under the name of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies.
Էջ 136 - The forms and turnings of the streets of London, and other old towns, are produced by accident, without any original plan or design; but they are not always the less pleasant to the walker or spectator, on that account. On the contrary, if the city had been built on the regular plan of Sir Christopher Wren, the effect might have been, as we know it is in some new parts of the town, rather unpleasing ; the uniformity might have produced weariness, and a slight degree of disgust.
Էջ 32 - The study of this department of our art, convenience, particularly in domestic architecture, is one of the most useful, and at the same time, one of the most difficult parts of an architect's profession.
Էջ 44 - Look on our right how the huge cupola of the Coliseum spreads its ample rotunda among the groves of mansions, pleasure grounds and squares. See the bizarre minarets of Sussex Place on our...
Էջ 105 - Inigo Jones, the king's chief architect. Of the principal reformers of taste among the learned and noble men of this period, the great LORD CHANCELLOR BACON stands in the foremost rank ; and his published opinions on architecture and gardening, are decisive proofs of the correctness of his taste. His maxim, that houses are built to live in and not to look on, should never be forgotten by the domestic architect ; and his description of a palace, in opposition to such huge buildings as the Vatican,...