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Old and New London
… vaults of entombed anecdote and treasurehouses of old story. Whitefriarsthat dull, narrow, uninviting lane sloping … some good humours; among others, a good jeer to the old story of the siege of Troy, making it to be a common country …
Survey of London
… it would appear that certain details in Grammont's story of the surprise discovery by Charles II of the Duke of … of the victory over the Dutch, and there they told the story of the fight. Again he relates how on 6th March, 1668, … south 358 side of the Privy Garden double; the ground story eleven ft high; the second story nineteen, containing …
Survey of London
… of paynted woork that were done by Palma, thone being the Story of David and Goliah, thother of Saules Conversion, w ch … Stuart," and Nell Gwynne. This is not, however, the whole story. The King's lavish expenditure on building works, the … a new Whitehall of a very different character arose. The story of these buildings is dealt with at length in the pages …
Old and New London
… Selwyn, "that insatiable amateur of executions," told the story of King Charles's execution from information which he … Mr. Timbs, in his "Romance of London," relates a strange story of the ill-fated bust of Charles I. carved by Bernini, … was not dropped out till the reign of George I. A capital story is told about "Archy," the king's fool, and Archbishop …
Old and New London
… and relates the affair just as it happened:"Concerning the story of the fiddle, this, I suppose, might be the rise of … A strong corroboration of the main incidents of this story is to be found in the "Fifty Years' Recollections, …
Old and New London
… bon mots of its mistress. Lady Lepel Hervey tells a good story of her and two Sir Thomas Robinsons, who had both …
Old and New London
… the caparisons adorned with armorial bearings. A capital story in connection with the Admiralty is told by Mr. Cyrus … similar requests. He merely mistook the way. Another good story is told about Downing Street by Mr. T. Raikes, in his …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… on the spot by Mr. Edward Whymper.' Samuel Smiles, The story of the life of George Stephenson, railway engineer …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… certain conditions. I am at present trying to concoct a story, getting material, etc. 17. Went to Museum, traced some …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… and came to the conclusion that it was a cock and bull story. Shortest day. Drizzly and dull. 22. Went on with …