 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1803 - 886 pages
...neighbouring points of view, its Appearance is unique, and striking; its public edifices exhibiting t« of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote...occasioned its being emphatically denominated the English The centre of the eminence is occupied by the Cathedral 2nd Castle, which, with the streets called... | |
 | Benjamin Crosby - 1815 - 576 pages
...and striking ; its public edifices exhibiting a decree of magnificence, unexpected at a distance *> remote from the metropolis, and its situation and...Zion. The center of the eminence is occupied by the cathedral, and castle, which, with ibe streets called the Baileys, are included within the remains... | |
 | William Parson - 1827 - 692 pages
...whatever point they are surveyed, is at once unique and striking, the public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote from the metropolis, and the ' situation and figure of the city being so peculiar as to have occasioned its being emphatically... | |
 | Mary Martha Rodwell - 1834 - 424 pages
...corruption of the Saxon words dur, a hill, and holme, a river island. The public edifices exhibit a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote from the metropolis ; and its singular figure and situation have obtained for it the appellation of the English Zion. The Castle... | |
 | England - 1840 - 250 pages
...appearance of this interesting city is unique and striking ; its public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote...metropolis ; and its situation and figure being so peculiar — in connection also with its historical circumstances — astohnve occasioned its being emphatically... | |
 | D C. Maccarthy - Great Britain - 1858 - 324 pages
...appearance of this interesting city is unique and striking; its public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote...metropolis ; and its situation and figure being so peculiar—in connection also with its historical circumstances—as to have occasioned its being emphatically... | |
 | D C. Maccarthy - 1859 - 394 pages
...appearance of this interesting city is unique and striking; its public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote...from the metropolis ; and its situation and figure are so peculiar — in connection also with its historical circumstances — as to have occasioned... | |
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...neighbouring points of view, its appearance is unique and striking; its public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote...emphatically denominated the ' English Zion.' The centre of the eminence is occupied by the Cathedral aud Church, which, with the streets called the... | |
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From all the neighbouring points of view, its appearance is unique and striking; its public edifices exhibiting a degree of magnificence unexpected at a distance so remote from the metropolis; and its situation and figure being so peculiar as to have... 