Londiniana: Or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis: Including Characteristic Sketches, Antiquarian, Topographical, Descriptive, and Literary, Band 1Hurst, Chance, and Company, 1829 |
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... present greatness has been attained by progressive steps , in which the skill , the valour , and the industry of its inhabitants have been pre- eminently exhibited ; and although its growth has , at times , been checked by calamity ...
... present greatness has been attained by progressive steps , in which the skill , the valour , and the industry of its inhabitants have been pre- eminently exhibited ; and although its growth has , at times , been checked by calamity ...
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... present day , whenever the place or object noticed appeared to be deserving of that regard . The extent of reading and inquiry essential to the production of this work has been far from inconsiderable . Several hundred volumes ( both ...
... present day , whenever the place or object noticed appeared to be deserving of that regard . The extent of reading and inquiry essential to the production of this work has been far from inconsiderable . Several hundred volumes ( both ...
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... present attempt prove successful , it is the author's intention shortly to proceed with a new Series of Londiniana , for which much infor- mation has been obtained , and many subjects of antiquarian and topographical curiosity have been ...
... present attempt prove successful , it is the author's intention shortly to proceed with a new Series of Londiniana , for which much infor- mation has been obtained , and many subjects of antiquarian and topographical curiosity have been ...
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... present state and situation . Roman Antiquities in Lombard Street Coins , tessellated pavements , & c . discovered in dig- ing for a sewer ... Account of them as given in the " Archæologia " Roman pottery and Samian ware ... Gold coins ...
... present state and situation . Roman Antiquities in Lombard Street Coins , tessellated pavements , & c . discovered in dig- ing for a sewer ... Account of them as given in the " Archæologia " Roman pottery and Samian ware ... Gold coins ...
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... present Guildhall ... Da- maged by the Great Fire ... The present façade truly Gothic ... Ancient statuary and verses by El- derton ... Description of the Great Hall ... Monu- ments of Wm . Beckford , Esq . W. Pitt , Earl of Chatham ...
... present Guildhall ... Da- maged by the Great Fire ... The present façade truly Gothic ... Ancient statuary and verses by El- derton ... Description of the Great Hall ... Monu- ments of Wm . Beckford , Esq . W. Pitt , Earl of Chatham ...
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Seite 159 - ... last night to get things ready against our feast today, Jane called us up about three in the morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city.
Seite 151 - ... but crying out and lamentation, running about like distracted creatures, without at all attempting to save even their goods : such a strange consternation there was upon them...
Seite 163 - We staid till, it being darkish, we saw the fire as only one entire arch of fire from this to the other side the bridge, and in a bow up the hill for an arch of above a mile long: it made me weep to see it. The churches, houses, and all on fire, and flaming at once; and a horrid noise the flames made, and the cracking of houses at their mine. So home with a sad heart...
Seite 162 - Stokes, receiving some friend's goods, whose house itself was burned the day after. We parted at Paul's; he home, and I to Paul's Wharf, where I had appointed a boat to attend me, and took in Mr. Carcasse and his brother, whom I met in the street, and carried them below and above bridge too.
Seite 155 - Cornhill, etc., with extraordinary difficulty, clambering over heaps of yet smoking rubbish, and frequently mistaking where I was. The ground under my feet so hot that it even burnt the soles of my shoes.
Seite 160 - Everybody endeavouring to remove their goods, and flinging into the river, or bringing them into lighters...
Seite 168 - ... there good hopes of saving our office ; but great endeavours of watching all night, and having men ready; and so we lodged them in the office, and had drink and bread and cheese for them. And I lay down and slept a good night about midnight, though when I rose I heard that there had been a great alarme of French and Dutch being risen, which proved nothing.
Seite 161 - So I was called for, and did tell the King and Duke of York what I saw; and that, unless his Majesty did command houses to be pulled down, nothing could stop the fire. They seemed much troubled, and the King commanded me to go to my Lord Mayor from him, and command him to spare no houses, but to pull down before the fire every way.
Seite 225 - My Lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there : I do beseech you send for some of them.
Seite 161 - That he needed no more soldiers; and that, for himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been up all night. So he left me, and I him, and walked home; seeing people all almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. The houses, too, so very thick thereabouts, and full of matter for burning, as pitch and tar, in Thames Street; and warehouses of oyle, and wines, and brandy, and other things.