The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events : St. Paul's to St. James'sUnit Library, 1903 - 626 pages |
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Page 29
... favour of a Christian church " planted here by the Apostles themselves . " 3 He calls the traditions " authentic testi- mony . " It is barely possible that the relics mentioned by Wood- ward might have been all dug up by the time Sir ...
... favour of a Christian church " planted here by the Apostles themselves . " 3 He calls the traditions " authentic testi- mony . " It is barely possible that the relics mentioned by Wood- ward might have been all dug up by the time Sir ...
Page 30
... favour of a Roman Temple , because the Romans never buried under their temples ; neither did their legions re- main long enough in this country to see the character of the place altered . It was sufficiently remarkable , that proofs had ...
... favour of a Roman Temple , because the Romans never buried under their temples ; neither did their legions re- main long enough in this country to see the character of the place altered . It was sufficiently remarkable , that proofs had ...
Page 47
... favour to his faith , and precepts to his hopeful time ; First trained him in the stately band of pensioners ; And for her safety made him Captain of the Guard . Now doth she prune this vine , and from her sacred breast Lessons his life ...
... favour to his faith , and precepts to his hopeful time ; First trained him in the stately band of pensioners ; And for her safety made him Captain of the Guard . Now doth she prune this vine , and from her sacred breast Lessons his life ...
Page 97
... favour , and restored to all his former possessions and honours . We may observe , however , that this narrative is scarcely detailed with sufficient precision to entitle it to be received as a piece of authentic history , and that ...
... favour , and restored to all his former possessions and honours . We may observe , however , that this narrative is scarcely detailed with sufficient precision to entitle it to be received as a piece of authentic history , and that ...
Page 126
... favour to the Scotch as to make the English jealous , and who also hated an ill- natured action , when it was not to do good to any of his favourites , thought himself bound to issue a promise of reward for the arrest of Sanquire and ...
... favour to the Scotch as to make the English jealous , and who also hated an ill- natured action , when it was not to do good to any of his favourites , thought himself bound to issue a promise of reward for the arrest of Sanquire and ...
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admired afterwards ancient appear arms Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop Boswell building built called cathedral celebrated character Charles Charles II church coach court Covent Garden curious death Dr Johnson Dryden Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous favour Fleet Street Garrick hand Henry honour Inigo Jones James Johnson King King's Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium Londinium Redivivum London look Lord Russell Lord Sandwich Ludgate Ludgate Hill manner married metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never night noble palace Paul's Churchyard Pennant Pepys perhaps person play poet poor Pope present princely probably Queen reign Richardson says seems Shakspeare side Sir John Somerset House speak spirit stands stood story supposed Tatler tavern Temple theatre things thought tion told took walk Whitehall wife word writer