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Old and New London
… all, there is still doubts as to who struck the death-blow at King Charles, and some say it was that Cornet Joyce …
Old and New London
… the best way for Sanquhar himself to strike a sure blow at the unconscious fencingmaster. These men, after some …
Survey of London
… was destroyed. Gunpowder was brought, and orders given to blow up buildings to prevent the progress of the fire, but …
Old and New London
… King's BearingA Singular CoincidenceWho struck the Fatal Blow?Varying Statements upon this Point. When the Banqueting … as "the regicides"but, whose hand actually dealt the blow? There are undoubtedly very strong reasons for believing … all paid him in half-crowns within an hour after the blow was given, and that he had an orange stuck full of …
Old and New London
… noise among the spectators in laying wagers upon every blow each cock gives, who, by the way, I must tell you, wear …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… the Russians laid last year around Cronstadt in order to blow our ships up, have exploded, but have done no more …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… and the Sardinians and French seems now certain; the first blow will probably be struck next Sunday. 23. Went on with …