The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 - 312 pages |
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... spirit , all good of their kind , but not capable of enough ultimate good to be permitted to last . However , we only glance at these speculative matters , and leave them . Neither shall we say anything of the more modern elephant , who ...
... spirit , all good of their kind , but not capable of enough ultimate good to be permitted to last . However , we only glance at these speculative matters , and leave them . Neither shall we say anything of the more modern elephant , who ...
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... the present introduction , see Brayley's London and Middlesex , vol . i . The spirit of them , however , will appear in our work , together with particulars hitherto unnoticed . AND OF CIVILISATION . 17 says Erasmus , " are.
... the present introduction , see Brayley's London and Middlesex , vol . i . The spirit of them , however , will appear in our work , together with particulars hitherto unnoticed . AND OF CIVILISATION . 17 says Erasmus , " are.
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... evidences of that unsatisfied argumentative spirit appeared , which produced the downfal of the succeeding dynasty , and ultimately the Revolution , and all that we now enjoy . IN THE TIME OF SHAKSPEARE AND BACON . 19 The.
... evidences of that unsatisfied argumentative spirit appeared , which produced the downfal of the succeeding dynasty , and ultimately the Revolution , and all that we now enjoy . IN THE TIME OF SHAKSPEARE AND BACON . 19 The.
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... spirit of an age ; and Bacon was at that minute fore- seeing the knowledge that was to quicken , increase , and elevate human intercourse , by means of the growth of commerce . Houses and streets grew then as they do now , not so ...
... spirit of an age ; and Bacon was at that minute fore- seeing the knowledge that was to quicken , increase , and elevate human intercourse , by means of the growth of commerce . Houses and streets grew then as they do now , not so ...
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... spirit enough , " says our author , " to detach themselves from the counting - houses in the east , used to meet at the central point , St. Paul's ; and from this circumstance obtained the appellations of Paul's Walkers , as we now say ...
... spirit enough , " says our author , " to detach themselves from the counting - houses in the east , used to meet at the central point , St. Paul's ; and from this circumstance obtained the appellations of Paul's Walkers , as we now say ...
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afterwards ancient Anecdotes appear Baynard's Castle Ben Jonson Bishop body booksellers boy-bishop Brayley building built Cæsar's called Carliel cathedral celebrated Chancery Lane Charles church Clifford's Inn club coach COATS OF ARMS Congreve Court curious death Duchess Duchess of Albemarle Duke Earl Edward Edward III Elizabeth England Essex famous Fleet Street garden Henry Heralds Hill honour Inigo Inigo Jones Johnson King King's Kit-Kat Club Knights Knights Templars Lady letter Lincoln's Lincoln's Inn Fields lived lodged Londinium Londinium Redivivum London look Lord Russell Ludgate Ludgate Hill mansion mentioned merry metropolis Mohun neighbourhood never occupied origin palace Paul's Churchyard Pennant perhaps persons poet Pope present probably Queen reign residence Richardson river says Boswell sermon Shakspeare side Sir Christopher Somerset House spirit Square stands stood supposed Tatler tavern Templars Temple theatre thing thought told took walk word writer
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