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Old and New London
… devices subtilly devised. Thus passed they forth the whole night with banqueting, dancing, and other triumphant devices, … read, in a letter from John Stanhope to Lord Talbot, "Thys night, God wylling, she [the queen] will go to Richmond, and … and then to set out from Chelsea, when it was "dark night," for Whitehall, where the Lord Mayor and aldermen met …
Old and New London
… act well befitting the Stuart character. During a stormy night," he adds, "the head in the centre, that of Cromwell, …
Old and New London
… and to give it to her without saying anything. The night was exceeding dark, and guards were set in several …
Old and New London
… the right as we enter, lay Nelson's body in state, on the night of January 8th, 1806, previous to its being buried the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… 'Volute.' A half holiday. Staid at home. It rained in the night and then froze, which made the roads in consequence … Gilbert's. 8. Traced some more hieroglyphics. Snowed last night and all today. It lays very thick on the ground. A … Freezing hard, the Thames quite chocked up with ice. Last night an enormous fire took place near Blackfriars Bridge, …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… man to deal with, that. The Rev. Mr Branch is dead. Last night I went to the 3 rd annual exhibition of photographs in … news. Another sudden change in the weather. It froze last night. Business bad very. It did not pay its expenses last … Today Parliament met. I am invited to a party tomorrow night at Mr Hepburn's. A dull day. Cold. 1. February. Went on …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… and was expected to go ashore; which he did the night that he arrived. It drove on the rocks perfectly … very bad state from being exposed the greater part of the night to the fury of the waves and the blinding and freezing … took place. He describes it thus, "I was woke up in the night by a violent heaving motion; I thought somebody was …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Went on with Peterboro Cathedral, both morning, noon and night. 12. Finished Peterboro' Cathedral, made list of … hours. Cold. 2. Went on with American car etc etc. Last night by the appearance of the sky I predicted a heavy fall … and a student in the latter. 56 Rather cold. On Friday night there was a little passage of words between Mr Roebuck …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… alphabet, etc. Fine, but streets in a filthy state. Last night I was told, one of the staircases at the Polytechnic … fish and the Beardless Ophidium. The ministers last night asked for leave to bring in their bill on church rates. … be no war as was feared. In answer to a question last night by Lord Palmerston, it was stated by the ministers that …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… of Azov has also been destroyed. A fire took place last night at the straw division of Hungerford market, from some … 'Sugar basin,' cut up wood, went out etc. No news. Last night there was a little storm, plenty of lightning but … engine on a line (when he knew a train was coming) in the night and without any lights. He ran into it, killed himself …