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Old and New London
… celebrated," in honour of the French commissioners sent over from France to propose the alliance. A banquetinghouse, … writes to Lord Strafford: "Such a splendid scene built over the altar at Somerset House, 'The Glory of Heaven.' … to the Master of the Revels, whose jurisdiction extended over all wandering minstrels, and every one who blew a …
Old and New London
… beard, instead of being cut in a certain fashion, grew all over his face. After his death the body lay in state at … their coates; a rich compareason'd horse, embroider'd all over with gold; a knight of honor arm'd cap-a-pie, and after … a feeling of impotent vengeance. All three were fixed over the entrance of Westminster Hall, the other bones of …
Old and New London
… that he should see it opened next morning. Morning being over, the Bishop (Juxon) was early with the King, and, after … of the late Mr. Parnell, at a cost of about 25,000. Over the doorway and upon the cornice is some admirable …
Old and New London
… built his famous gateway. Holbein had been induced to come over to England through the reputation of the taste and … and coloured. I suppose the reason they were painted over was, that a good deal of the enamel had worn off, or was … rebuilding Whitehall. The expense he estimated at little over half a million, and he proposed, as a means of raising …
Old and New London
… and tell news of the spread of liberty and knowledge all over the world." What would he have said if he could have … scene of many hospitable and frolicsome dinners, presided over by the elegant Miss Ray, whose murder by the Rev. Mr. … and afford accommodation for balls and other runions. Over and below these rooms are libraries. The grand staircase …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… exists on the ground or can be traced from air photographs over wide areas of the parish, arranged mainly in interlocked …
Survey of London
… a square shop window each side of the central double door. Over each window is a row of five rectangular panels of glass … with a plain entablature and an embryo pediment. Directly over the porch on the first floor is a window within a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the township is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Whitley, Over WHITLEY, OVER, a township, in the parish of Great Budworth, union of … extensive view of the New Forest, and southward to the sea over a wide tract of fertile country. The number of acres is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… now crosses the lower part of the parish by a stone bridge over the river. A fair for cattle held on August 24th, was …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… recently noted. The transverse roads suggest buildings over a length of at least 600 yds., and accounts written in 1864 insist that foundations were discovered over all parts of the field, though no particulars were … a ditch with a rounded bottom, some 20 ft. across and over 4 ft. deep, roughly in line with the main axial road …