Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1H. G. Bohn, 1862 |
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... passed through those days of change and vicissitude knew familiarly so many grades and classes of his countrymen , or could speak with authority on so many subjects pos- sessing still an unabated interest for English readers . All that ...
... passed through those days of change and vicissitude knew familiarly so many grades and classes of his countrymen , or could speak with authority on so many subjects pos- sessing still an unabated interest for English readers . All that ...
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... passed their time . It is hoped that such will not be altogether disappointed . Thus , when mention is made of great men going after dinner to attend a Council of State , or the busi- ness of their particular offices , or the Bowling ...
... passed their time . It is hoped that such will not be altogether disappointed . Thus , when mention is made of great men going after dinner to attend a Council of State , or the busi- ness of their particular offices , or the Bowling ...
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... aged eighty - three , he succeeded to the paternal estate ; and , in May following , he quitted Sayes Court , and went to Wotton , where he passed the remainder of his life , with the exception of occasional visits Σχίν INTRODUCTION .
... aged eighty - three , he succeeded to the paternal estate ; and , in May following , he quitted Sayes Court , and went to Wotton , where he passed the remainder of his life , with the exception of occasional visits Σχίν INTRODUCTION .
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... passed into the possession of Magdalen College , Cambridge , it was hoped it might be there preserved . The Editor went to Cambridge for the purpose of seeing it ; and was favoured with access to the library , and with the most obliging ...
... passed into the possession of Magdalen College , Cambridge , it was hoped it might be there preserved . The Editor went to Cambridge for the purpose of seeing it ; and was favoured with access to the library , and with the most obliging ...
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... passed . It is much to be regretted that a work so entertaining and instructive as a History of his Travels would have been , appeared , even to so indefa- tigable a person as he was , a task too laborious for him to undertake ; for we ...
... passed . It is much to be regretted that a work so entertaining and instructive as a History of his Travels would have been , appeared , even to so indefa- tigable a person as he was , a task too laborious for him to undertake ; for we ...
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