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Old and New London
… decorated with carvings; the main stem of deal, the fruit, flowers, &c., of lime, pear, and beech. These becoming … of holes in the back, and into every projecting piece of fruit and leaves on the face, and placing the whole in a long …
Old and New London
… what ails her? she sees A mountain ascending, a vision of trees; Bright volumes of vapour through Lothbury glide, And a … is finely carved with an enrichment, in imitation of fruit and leaves; and the sound-board is a hexagon, having … more than the church-yard, wherein grow some high ash-trees." "This church, standing," says Strype, "in the …
Old and New London
… and crest. The car bore a large lemon-tree full of golden fruit, with a pelican in her nest feeding her young (proper). … carved work, representing four boys supporting baskets of fruit, &c. These were damaged by coming into collision with …
Old and New London
… And after two Full winters past, Yields Blossomes And ripe fruit amaine. For why, this work of piety, Performed by some … thy Flocke, To thy dead corps and sacred urne, Is but the fruit of this old Stocke." The father of Milton, the poet, …
Old and New London
… and cornice to correspond, elaborately carved in fruit and foliage, in capital preservation, 750 fee …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Tradecards. Cherry [cherrye; cherries] A well-known stone FRUIT obtained from various species of the genus Prunus, long … was made by roasting and grinding the seeds of the CACAO fruit (known also as COCOA NUT) together with sweeteners and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is an inclosure of thirteen acres, planted with avenues of trees. The number of inpensioners is about 500, and of …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… a regular policy of replanting and protecting the young trees. 10 During the 15th century and the early 16th the … stood close by in 1623. 26 Further south-east a clump of trees called St. John's Ashes, one of the few landmarks … to have been built to serve travellers. Although the ash trees at the site had long since disappeared, a line of tall …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… panels and enriched mouldings, festoons of foliage and fruit, trumpet stem, partly restored, late 17th-century. …