The New Bath Directory, for the Year, 1792: Containing an Historical Account of the Ancient and Present State of that Elegant City; the Salutary Properties of Its Waters, Its Bathing, and Amusements, ... With the Lodging-houses, ... Account of the ... Posts, and the Mail and Other Coaches, ... With a Description of the Seats, Villages, and Curiosities in the Neighbourhood

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W. Gye; and sold by W. Meyler, and Messrs. Campbell and Gainsborough, 1792 - 36 頁
 

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第 5 頁 - Ceremony, beyond the usual rules of politeness, is totally exploded ; every one mixes in the rooms upon an equality ; and the entertainments are so wisely regulated, that, although there is never a cessation of them., neither is there...
第 32 頁 - The feat confifts of an houfe in the centre, two pavilions, and two wings of offices, all united by arcades, and making a continued curved line of building of above 1000 feet in front, of which the houfe takes about...
第 4 頁 - Killed from a crofs created in the centre of it, by the Earl of Melfort, (Secretary of State to King James II.) as a memorial of the Queen's bathing in it in the year 1687. — This crofs is now removed, the bath...
第 5 頁 - Ceremony beyond the essential rules of politeness is totally exploded; every one mixes in the Rooms upon an equality, and the entertainments are so wisely regulated, that although there is never a cessation of them, neither is there a lassitude from bad hours, or from an excess of dissipation.
第 6 頁 - Heaven's ball-room was built in the year 1750, is 90 feet in length, 36 in breadth, and 34 in height; with a very fine ftucco ceiling.
第 7 頁 - The fubfcription is юз. each feafon to the gentlemen, and 55. to the ladies; for which they are always open for the company to walk and play at cards, except Sundays, and then alternately, when cards are not allowed. There are two Drefs-balls every week, viz. on Monday at the New-rooms, »nd on Friday at the Lower-rooms.
第 2 頁 - Swainswick, a small village three miles from that city, where his business (among other things) was to take care of pigs, which he was to drive from place to place, for their advantage in feeding upon beech-masts, acorns, haws, &c.
第 10 頁 - Frefh butter (equal to any in England) is brought in from the country every morning ; and the butchers who live in the city fupply the inhabitants with the beft of meat every day in the week.
第 7 頁 - having been at Bath, imagined, as he one night lay meditating in bed, that he faw the Holy Trinity, with angels afcending and defcending by a ladder, near to which was a fair olive-tree fupporting a crown.
第 6 頁 - In wytlcsse flyghte, and chyrpythe lyfe awaie. Alwhyle ye lave — such solace may be founde : " When kynde the hand, why 'neath its healynge faynte ? " Payne shall recure the heartes corruptede wounde ; :' Farre gone is that whyche feelethe not its playnte : " By kyndrede angel smote, Bethesda gave " Newe vyrtues forthe, and felte her troublede wave.

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