The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 207
... palace ; and palace certainly does not mean exclusively the habitation of princes or princely persons ( that is to say , supposing princeliness to exclude riches ) , for in Italy , whence it comes , any large mansion may be called a palace ...
... palace ; and palace certainly does not mean exclusively the habitation of princes or princely persons ( that is to say , supposing princeliness to exclude riches ) , for in Italy , whence it comes , any large mansion may be called a palace ...
Page 208
... palace , or at least an openness of aspect analogous to that of a square square in England , corresponding with place , piazza , and plaça on the Continent . The Piazza in Covent Garden properly means the place itself , and not the ...
... palace , or at least an openness of aspect analogous to that of a square square in England , corresponding with place , piazza , and plaça on the Continent . The Piazza in Covent Garden properly means the place itself , and not the ...
Page 471
... palace of the Archbishop of York first became the ' King's Palace at Westminster ' , and expanded into that mass of houses which stretched to St. James's Park . He built a gate - house which stood across what is now the open street ...
... palace of the Archbishop of York first became the ' King's Palace at Westminster ' , and expanded into that mass of houses which stretched to St. James's Park . He built a gate - house which stood across what is now the open street ...
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