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The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's - Page 65
by Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 312 pages
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The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays, Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 pages
...that illustrious restorer of Attic architecture : " Subtus conditur hujus ecclesise et urbis conditor, qui vixit annos ultra nonaginta, non sibi sed bono...publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice." The Characteristic. — A class which far excels all the rest, as it contains examples of splendid...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 2

1814 - 1004 pages
...Load. pM SDBTUt . CONBITCR . Ill .M ^ . lc< I r MT . BT . CKBI9 CONUITOR . CHRtSTOPHORUS WREN . am . VIXIT ANNOS . ULTRA . NONAGINTA . NON. SIBI . SED BONO . PUBLICO . LECTOR . SI . MONUMENTUM . REQUIRIf CIRCUMSPICE .» OBIIT . xxv . FEB . AXNO . MDCCXXIII . JETAT 91. The Organ is one of the...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

1817 - 552 pages
...side of a pillar, in these terms : " Subtus conditur, Hujus Ecclesiae et Urbis conditor, CHRISTOPHERUS WREN : Qui vixit annos ultra nonaginta, Non sibi,...publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, Circumspice. Obiit 25 Feb. ann. MDCCXXIH. retat. XCI." As to his person, he was of low stature, and thin ; but,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 32

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 556 pages
...pillar, in these terms : " Subtus conditur, Hujns Ecclesiae et Urbis conditor, CHRISTOPHERUS WREN : Oui vixit annos ultra nonaginta, Non sibi, sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, Circuraspice. Ohiit 25 Feb. ami. MDCCXXIII. aetat. XCI." As to his person, he was of low stature, and...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 7

1820 - 490 pages
...bis tomb appear to indicate : — Subtus hie eonditur hujus ecclesiae et urbis conditor Christopberus Wren, qui vixit annos ultra nonaginta non sibi, sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice.'1 There is scarcely a building of consequence in London and its vicinity, to which the...
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The Tatler, Volume 2

1822 - 496 pages
...St. Paul's : ' Subtus conditur hujus ecclesia; Sf urbis conditor Christophorus Wren, qui vixit annas ultra nonaginta, non sibi sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice.' Evelyn's ' Account of Architects and Architecture.' Dedication to sir Christopher Wren. Sprat's ' History...
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The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster ..., Volume 2

George Lewis Smyth - 1826 - 524 pages
...But the public good. Reader! * Subdus. Conditur. Hujus. Ecclesiae. Et. Urbis Conditor. Christopkorus. Wren. Qui. Vixit Annos. Ultra. Nonaginta. Non. Sibi. Sed Bono. Publico. Lector. Si. Monume»tum Requiris. If you desire his monument— Look around! He died on the 25th of February, in...
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The Guide to Knowledge, Volume 1

William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 pages
...with this inscription: — Subtils conditur Huius ecclesiae et urbis conditor Ch. Wren, . .1 . •• Qui vixit annos ultra nonaginta Non sibi sed bono publico. Lector, si menumentum quseris, Circumspice. f It is a reproach to the nation that no other monument ha* ever been...
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Loudon's Architectural Magazine: And Journal of Improvement in ..., Volume 1

John Claudius Loudon - 1834 - 408 pages
...Paul's, and pointing out to him, on the screen of the chancel — " Subtus conditur hujus ecclesiae et urbis conditor, Ch. Wren, qui vixit annos ultra...nonaginta non sibi sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum queeris, circumspice."* I know not whether I have quoted right or not, for I quote from memory alone....
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The Architectural Magazine, Volume 1

John Claudius Loudon - 1834 - 416 pages
...Paul's, and pointing out to him, on the screen of the chancel — " Subtus conditur hujus ecclesis et urbis conditor, Ch. Wren, qui vixit annos ultra...nonaginta non sibi sed bono publico. Lector, si monumentum quaeris, circumspice."* I know not whether I have quoted right or not, for I quote from memory alone....
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