The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... Square , on its first building , received the name of the Duke of Monmouth . But particulars of that nature will be better noticed in the body of our work . The nobility , gentry , and the wits , were now mixed up together . City ...
... Square , on its first building , received the name of the Duke of Monmouth . But particulars of that nature will be better noticed in the body of our work . The nobility , gentry , and the wits , were now mixed up together . City ...
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... Square and its vicinity . Han- over Square and Cavendish Square were open fields in the year 1716. They were built about the beginning of the reign of George the Second , at which time the houses . arose on the north side of Oxford ...
... Square and its vicinity . Han- over Square and Cavendish Square were open fields in the year 1716. They were built about the beginning of the reign of George the Second , at which time the houses . arose on the north side of Oxford ...
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... square , set more agreeably than most others , with grass plat and underwood , were first disposed into their present regular appearance by Inigo Jones , under the auspices of a committee of gentry and nobility , one of whom was Bacon ...
... square , set more agreeably than most others , with grass plat and underwood , were first disposed into their present regular appearance by Inigo Jones , under the auspices of a committee of gentry and nobility , one of whom was Bacon ...
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