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... died , in 988 , the glory of St. Paul's , to use the em- phatic words of the old chronicles , died with him . The only honour it derived from the reign of Ethelred II . was the burial of that monarch in the vaults . The city which had ...
... died , in 988 , the glory of St. Paul's , to use the em- phatic words of the old chronicles , died with him . The only honour it derived from the reign of Ethelred II . was the burial of that monarch in the vaults . The city which had ...
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George Lewis Smyth. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . | He died on the 25th of February , in the 91st year engaging ; but an illustrious subject must ever Sir Christopher Wren was happy in the promi- nent circumstances. wise . " This performance ...
George Lewis Smyth. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . | He died on the 25th of February , in the 91st year engaging ; but an illustrious subject must ever Sir Christopher Wren was happy in the promi- nent circumstances. wise . " This performance ...
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... died In the year of our Lord MDCCXXIII . And of his age XCI . St. Paul's is the test of his excellence . In reli- gious edifices of the Grecian and Roman styles no man has displayed an ability equally varied , beau- tiful , and ...
... died In the year of our Lord MDCCXXIII . And of his age XCI . St. Paul's is the test of his excellence . In reli- gious edifices of the Grecian and Roman styles no man has displayed an ability equally varied , beau- tiful , and ...
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... died , and he inherited a. CLOSE to Sir Christopher Wren's tomb is a flat stone with this inscription : - In a vault Beneath this stone Are deposited the remains of THOMAS NEWTON , D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol , and Dean of this Cathedral ...
... died , and he inherited a. CLOSE to Sir Christopher Wren's tomb is a flat stone with this inscription : - In a vault Beneath this stone Are deposited the remains of THOMAS NEWTON , D.D. Lord Bishop of Bristol , and Dean of this Cathedral ...
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... died in childbed * , and from this period the widower became constantly devoted to works of public beneficence . Changing his abode again , he bought an estate at Cardington , near Bedford , and determined to fix himself in that ...
... died in childbed * , and from this period the widower became constantly devoted to works of public beneficence . Changing his abode again , he bought an estate at Cardington , near Bedford , and determined to fix himself in that ...
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Page 69 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by fits, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
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Page 17 - I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
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