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Old and New London
… Residents in King StreetOliver Cromwell's MotherA Strange Incident in the Life of CromwellKing Charles on his … and addressed to his wife in this street. One day a strange incident occurred to the Lord Protector as he was … offered up audible prayers for his eternal welfare." Strange to say, among the residents in this street at the …
Old and New London
… and pick-pockets, grooms and gentlemen," mixed up in a strange medley. The rival cocks are being backed up by two … idea of such a scene than any words can convey. It seems strange that such scenes were tolerated and approved by … or new foundations are to be summarily pulled down. A strange contrast this to the policy of Queen Victoria, under …
Old and New London
… tiny ripples which have been raised by the paddles of some strange-looking duck, or thrown up by the silverbreasted … the following entry under the same date:"Having seene the strange and wonderful dexterity of the sliders in the new …
Old and New London
… Kent, Selden lived and studied. In the reign of James I. a strange murder was committed in Whitefriars. The cause of the … he said, with ample legal verbiage, "was exceeding strange;done upon the sudden! done in an instant! done with a … yet, that hold in rebellion still. Mthinks 'tis strange that places so near the king's palace should be no …
Survey of London
… the Seats was found upon the Floor a Basket filled with a strange composition of combustible stuff, and two lighted … all taken up, so that we walked over the rafters. But strange to see what hard matter the plaister of Paris is, … men and women, children and birds and monsters, and other strange figures in high and low relief." A Description of …
Old and New London
… the unfortunate Charles I. Henry, as a sovereign, shows a strange admixture of barbarity and culture; "his cruelty … ballad-singers, and such as make show of motions and strange sights, that have not a license in red and black … King.'" Mr. Timbs, in his "Romance of London," relates a strange story of the ill-fated bust of Charles I. carved by …
Old and New London
… I believe, from no finished design of Inigo Jones. The strange kind of cherubims on the towers at the end are … know of no other artist of that time capable of it." It is strange that so little should have been known for certain as …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… time we shall get it done as soon as possible.) It is very strange that such an argument could be used from an educated …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… blocks etc. Oh, what a world it is. Or at least what a strange world of creatures we are. My father came in this … New Water colour private view but has not sold any today. Strange to say, all those which are sold are the worst and … so that altogether he has done pretty well. It is however strange, that the whole of his best pictures in the …