The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... Pennant being a Celt , was for the " city on a lake , " the Thames in the early periods of British history having formed a con- siderable expanse of water near the site of the present metropolis . Llyn - Din is Lake - City , and Lun ...
... Pennant being a Celt , was for the " city on a lake , " the Thames in the early periods of British history having formed a con- siderable expanse of water near the site of the present metropolis . Llyn - Din is Lake - City , and Lun ...
Page 76
... Pennant , " it was finally possessed by the company of Stationers , who rebuilt it of wood , and made it their Hall . It was destroyed by the Great Fire , and was succeeded by the present plain building . " † Of the once - powerful ...
... Pennant , " it was finally possessed by the company of Stationers , who rebuilt it of wood , and made it their Hall . It was destroyed by the Great Fire , and was succeeded by the present plain building . " † Of the once - powerful ...
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... Pennant , speaking of the word ' place , ' as applied to great mansions , and interpreted by him to mean palace , " that the word is only applicable to the habitations of princes , or princely persons , and that it is with all the ...
... Pennant , speaking of the word ' place , ' as applied to great mansions , and interpreted by him to mean palace , " that the word is only applicable to the habitations of princes , or princely persons , and that it is with all the ...
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