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A New History of London
… corporate body; and in truth, all who tamely yield to the iron hand of power, deserve to feel the utmost weight of it. …
A New History of London
… minded persons having unscrewed and taken away several iron bolts out of the great timbers of the west roof of the … and it appeared upon inquiry that the missing of these iron pins was owing to the neglect of the workmen, who … off ears, gagging, or distending their mouths with an iron instrument, and many other dreadful cruelties. This …
A New History of London
… left only three openings, with stone breast walls, and iron rails over them on each side for prospect. The width of … Blunt and Nicholas Ducket, sheriffs, provided measures, iron rods and weights, for standards; which were sent to …
A New History of London
… bacon; East India goods, linen, thread, tapes, sail-cloth, iron, copper and brass ware, lead, tin, &c. Of imports there … cotton, deer skins, goat skins, ivory, indico, gums, iron, many kinds of dying woods and oils, naval stores, rice, …
A New History of London
… at last settled by loading it with an immense weight of iron cannon. On November 17th at midnight it was opened by a …
A New History of London
… but I must say, I shall always consider it as a rod of iron for the chastisement of the people of Great Britain." In … for a vigorous defence. The gates were secured by a strong iron chain, the garrison was strengthened by a reinforcement …