Search
The Environs of London
… 1644 to 1651, for which the then vicar makes the following quaint apology: "Good reader read gently: "For though these …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… 500 l. upon good pawns, whereto I am a witness. Of this quaint practice my man tells me your secretary is free, and …
Old and New London
… street. "The brightest man," says Fuller, with his usual quaint playfulness, "that ever shone in that via lactea." …
Old and New London
… and St. Mary StainingSt. Alban's, Wood StreetSome Quaint EpitaphsWood Street Compter and the Hapless Prisoners …
Old and New London
… &c. Among the epitaphs the following, given by Stow, is quaint: "To the sacred memory of that worthy and faithfull …
Survey of London
… the "powder" rooms has been removed, thus making it into a quaint recess from the larger room and showing its old …
Survey of London
… had already acquired, we cannot forbear to quote from the quaint description of Chelsea by John Bowack in 1705. He …
Survey of London
… for a moment to the back of the house we see that the quaint garden front is in striking contrast to the one …