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Abbey Acton Burnell afterwards ancient April Archdeacon bells Bishop Bishop of Lichfield Blakeway BOILEAU born bridge Bridgnorth buried called Castle Chad's chancel Chapel Charles Church Stretton coach Coalbrookdale College Condover Corbet County of Salop Croeswylan daughter Dean death died Drayton Earl Edward England English erected gentleman Gentleman's Magazine Hall Halston Henry Hereford Hill History History of Shrewsbury inscription John Jones July June King lady late Leighton Lichfield living London Lord Ludlow MACKENZIE E. C. WALCOTT March Market Drayton married Meifod Newport Norwich Oswestry Owen Oxford Parish Church Powis present PROUD SALOPIAN rector residence Richard River Severn Royal Salop Salopian Shreds says School Severn Sheriff Shifnal Shreds and Patches Shrews Shrewsbury Shrewsbury School Shropshire side stone Street Talbot Thomas tion took tower town tree Vicar Wales Welsh Welsh Bridge Wenlock WREKIN
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Page 90 - O send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
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Page 185 - Pembroke, had contrived a very pretty piece of gallantry. We spent the day and evening at his house. After dinner, Johnson begged to conduct me to see the College, he would let no one show it me but himself, — 'This was my room; this Shenstone's.
Page 188 - I have been informed," says he, " from a manuscript of Oldys, that Lord Bridgewater being appointed lord president of Wales, entered upon his official residence at Ludlow castle with great solemnity. On this occasion he was attended by a large concourse of the neighbouring nobility and gentry.
Page 53 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 205 - The kingdom cannot show better bodies of men, better inclinations for the service, more generosity, more good understanding, nor more politeness, than is to be found at the foot of the Wrekin.
Page 53 - Miscellany, was begun at Calcutta, to which he communicated several poetical compositions of the minor kind ; among which were, nine hymn?, addressed to as many Hindoo deities. He next employed his active mind in planning the compilation of a complete digest of the Hindoo and Mohammedan laws, with a view to the better administration of justice among the natives. This work he did not live to finish, but its subsequent accomplishment was entirely owing to his recommendation and primary labors.
Page 185 - Who do you think is my principal Cicerone at Oxford? Only Dr. Johnson! and we do so gallant it about! You cannot imagine -with what delight he showed me every part of his own college (Pembroke).