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Old and New London
… a more creditable or amusing programme for his Prize Day, or "apposition," than one or two mentioned by that … the undergraduates of our universities at the present day. But the younger pupils were not without their trials of … the plague, from September 23 till the eve of All Saints' Day. The same occurred again in 1603. Dean Goodman appears to …
Old and New London
… way they should go;' but severity was the fashion of the day; and although naturally a tender and affectionate father, … it has not been fixed in the archway to the present day. The most important portions of the palace are the Marble … little short of 8,000. In 1837 it was a common joke of the day that Buckingham Palace could boast at all events of being …
Old and New London
… reclaim it, so a city has it remained down to the present day. Its "Honour" was raised into a Marquisate by William IV. …
Old and New London
… mother a suite of apartments, which she occupied until the day of her death, in 1654: she was buried in Westminster … that she was quite unhappy if she did not see him twice a day, and never heard the report of a gun without calling out, … at Dunbar, and addressed to his wife in this street. One day a strange incident occurred to the Lord Protector as he …
Old and New London
… of the saying above quoted holds good even in the present day, notwithstanding the sweeping change that has been … improvements which have been made in the metropolis in our day. A bridge near Somerset House; a great street from the … frequently drink at a single trough in the course of one day. This invaluable association, we may add, as a hint to …
Old and New London
… which he surrounded with a ring fence for deer. "This day," writes Samuel Pepys, in his "Diary," under date August … find this entry:"I to walk in the park, which is now every day more and more pleasant, by the new water upon it." … he went daily from his home in Pimlico to the office. One day, having called the birds, as usual, he found that he had …
Old and New London
… Pepys writes in his "Diary:""I was much troubled this day to hear at Westminster how the officers do bury the dead … leisurely, dressed in the fashionable costume of the day. In an able article on this interesting locality, a … locally named "St. Magdalen's," or "Magdalen's," from the day on which it was celebrated. Mr. Frost, in his "Old …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Bakepuz, by their instrument dated on St. Simon and Jude's day, 1255, at Blith, certified the dean and chapter of York, …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… of theirs named Martha were removed from Beckles the same day." Rectors of Weston. Rectors. Date. Patrons. John de la …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 83 They were among the 26 pupils who in 1833 attended the day-school 84 standing north of the village street by the …