The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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... Curious assertion respecting trees in the city . N one of those children's books which contain reading fit for the manliest , and which we have known to inte- rest very grave and even great men , there is a pleasant chapter entitled ...
... Curious assertion respecting trees in the city . N one of those children's books which contain reading fit for the manliest , and which we have known to inte- rest very grave and even great men , there is a pleasant chapter entitled ...
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... curious notices relating to the irreverend prac- tices pursued in this church in the time of Elizabeth , col- lected by Mr. Malcolm from the manuscript presentments on visitations preserved at St. Paul's , are the following- " In the ...
... curious notices relating to the irreverend prac- tices pursued in this church in the time of Elizabeth , col- lected by Mr. Malcolm from the manuscript presentments on visitations preserved at St. Paul's , are the following- " In the ...
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... curious was a scene that passed in the old cathedral between John of Gaunt and the Anti - Wickliffites . It made him very unpopular at the time . Probably , if he had died just after it , his coffin would have been torn to pieces ; but ...
... curious was a scene that passed in the old cathedral between John of Gaunt and the Anti - Wickliffites . It made him very unpopular at the time . Probably , if he had died just after it , his coffin would have been torn to pieces ; but ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 29 |
The Church of St Faith Booksellers of the Churchyard | 68 |
Burning of the Pope St Brides Steeple Milton Illuminated | 110 |
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