The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... Sir Christopher Wren . Statue of Queen Anne . s St. Paul's Churchyard is probably the oldest ground built upon in London , we begin our perambulations in that quarter . The cross which formerly stood north of the cathedral , and of ...
... Sir Christopher Wren . Statue of Queen Anne . s St. Paul's Churchyard is probably the oldest ground built upon in London , we begin our perambulations in that quarter . The cross which formerly stood north of the cathedral , and of ...
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... Sir John Denham ( the poet ) , his Majesty's Surveyor General . But it was eventually found necessary to commence a new edifice from the foundation . Sir Christopher Wren , who accomplished this task , had been before employed in ...
... Sir John Denham ( the poet ) , his Majesty's Surveyor General . But it was eventually found necessary to commence a new edifice from the foundation . Sir Christopher Wren , who accomplished this task , had been before employed in ...
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... SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . The when finally ousted from his office of surveyor - general , he said , with the ancient sage , " Well , I must philosophise a little sooner than I intended . " ( Nunc me jubet fortuna expeditius philosophari ...
... SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . The when finally ousted from his office of surveyor - general , he said , with the ancient sage , " Well , I must philosophise a little sooner than I intended . " ( Nunc me jubet fortuna expeditius philosophari ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Diana Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace passage Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet poetry Pope present probably Queen reign Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer