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Old and New London
… "judicious" work had been applied to some other and less noble edifice; and even Chamberlain's statement that the … generation to bring to perfection that one portion of this noble structure which has come down to our hands, as a legacy … "'Forbear rash mortals, nor with brutal rage Deface this noble monumental page; Let the just marble future ages tell …
Old and New London
… who were thirty-six, the greatest part of them of the most noble, of the greatest estate, and the wisest of the realm. … retired, with their faces towards the king; and then the noble horsemen retreated, by backing their steeds down the … the gates of the Hall were again thrown open, and a noble flourish of trumpets announced to all eager hearts that …
Old and New London
… Magazine, in the year 1739: "Fast by, an old but noble fabric stands, No vulgar work, but raised by princely … the fourth pursues Books more sublimely penn'd, more noble views: Here Virgil shines; here youth is taught to … Origin of School SlangDean's Yard"Mother Beakley's"The Noble Art of Self-defenceWindow-gardeningDiscovery of Ancient …
Old and New London
… A princely palace on that space does rise, Where Sedley's noble muse found mulberries." The house was originally called … fronting the court; they appear as big as life and look noble." They are thus described:"1. Mercury with his winged … marble, is adorned with pilasters, the intercolumns are noble painture in great variety, and on a pedestal near the …
Old and New London
… such matters. The city must have taken its name from the noble Abbey Church of St. Peter's, the "Minster" in the … the church was built, which ultimately developed into the noble Abbey or Minster of the West. LONDON-FROM TEMPLE BAR TO …
Old and New London
… report of a gun without calling out, "My son is shot." Mr. Noble, in his "Memoirs of the Cromwell Family," tells us that …
Old and New London
… stabbed, though not fatally, with a penknife, by a French noble refugee, the Marquis de Guiscard, who was brought …
Old and New London
… She was attended with a very honourable confluence of noble and worshipful persons of both sexes, and received with … jokes are not more ofter played by wealthy dukes and noble lords. Here, at one time, used to take his daily walk … of the chief beauties "about the town," if surrounded by "noble and august buildings," and adorned with an equestrian …
Old and New London
… a few scattered buildings, some of them the residences of noble personages." They must have witnessed some …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… may be seen, to sir John Hercy, the last male of that noble race, who limited it to sir William Meringe, his …