The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 81
... took great interest in the profession . He had another progenitor , who , about the reign of James the First , changed the scallop shells of the historian's coat into three ogresses or female cannibals , with a design of stigmatizing ...
... took great interest in the profession . He had another progenitor , who , about the reign of James the First , changed the scallop shells of the historian's coat into three ogresses or female cannibals , with a design of stigmatizing ...
Page 445
... took him by the head and shoulders and drew him from betwixt my legs , and carrying him along with them through Whitehall , at the stairs whereof he took boat , Sir Herbert Croft ( as he told me afterwards ) met him upon the water ...
... took him by the head and shoulders and drew him from betwixt my legs , and carrying him along with them through Whitehall , at the stairs whereof he took boat , Sir Herbert Croft ( as he told me afterwards ) met him upon the water ...
Page 524
... took place in the Princess's bedchamber ; and no sooner had the bishop shut the book than the Prince , furiously crossing the foot of the bed , and heedless of the King's presence , held up his hand and forefinger to the Duke in a ...
... took place in the Princess's bedchamber ; and no sooner had the bishop shut the book than the Prince , furiously crossing the foot of the bed , and heedless of the King's presence , held up his hand and forefinger to the Duke in a ...
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