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Essex, General of the Parliament-Essex Head Club-Devereux

Court-Grecian Coffee-House-Twining, the accomplished Scholar

-St. Clement Danes-Clement's Inn-Falstaff and Shallow –

Norfolk, Arundel, Surrey, and Howard Streets-Norfolk House-

Essex's Ring and the Countess of Nottingham-William Penn--

Birch-Dr. Brocklesby-Congreve, and his Will-Voltaire's Visit

to him-Mrs. Bracegirdle-Tragical End of Mountford the Player—

Ancient Cross-Maypole-New Church of St. Mary-le-Strand-Old

Somerset House-Henrietta Maria and her French Household-

Waller's Mishap at Somerset Stairs-New Somerset House-Royal

Society, Antiquarian Society, and Royal Academy-Death of

Dr. King-Exeter Street-Johnson's first Lodging in London-Art

of living in London-Catherine Street-Unfortunate Women--

Wimbledon House-Lyceum and Beef-steak Club-Exeter Change

-Bed and Baltimore-The Savoy-Anecdotes of the Duchess of

Albemarle-Beaufort Buildings-Lillie, the Perfumer-Aaron Hill

-Fielding-Southampton Street-Cecil and Salisbury Streets-

Durham House-Raleigh-Pennant on the Word Place or Palace-

New Exchange-Don Pantaleon Sa-The White Milliner-Adelphi

-Garrick and his Wife-Beauclerc-Society of Arts, and Mr. Barry

-Bedford Street-George, Villiers, and Buckingham Streets-York

House and Buildings-Squabble between the Spanish and French

Ambassadors-Hungerford Market-Craven Street-Franklin-

Northumberland House-Duplicity of Henry, Earl of Northampton

-Violence of Lord Herbert of Cherbury - Percy, Bishop of

Dromore-Pleasant mistake of Goldsmith

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

ENGRAVED BY C. THURSTON THOMPSON, FROM DRAWINGS BY

J. W. ARCHER AND C. T. THOMPSON.

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London from Southwark, before the Great Fire. From a

Print by Hollar (Frontispiece)

West Front of Old St. Paul's, with Inigo Jones's Portico "Paul's Cross and Preaching there"

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Baynard's Castle, from the River, 1640

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Stone in Panyer Alley, marking the highest Ground in the City

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Interior of the Round Part of the Temple Church, previous

to the recent Restorations

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House in Bolt Court, Fleet Street, the last Residence of

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Inigo Jones's Water Gate, York Stairs

Old Northumberland House, from the River. Temp. Charles I.
Exeter Change as it appeared just before it was pulled down
Newcastle House, N. W. corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1796
Old Palace of Whitehall, from the River. Tem. Charles I.,
from a Print of the Period

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Old Houses in Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields,

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The Theatre in Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1810

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