Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1 |
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Page vi
The Dedication , Preface , and Introduction are reprinted from those which
appeared in the Quarto · Editions of 1818 , and in the Octavo Edition of • 1827 . '
In compliance with a wish very generally expressed , • the spelling of the Diary
has ...
The Dedication , Preface , and Introduction are reprinted from those which
appeared in the Quarto · Editions of 1818 , and in the Octavo Edition of • 1827 . '
In compliance with a wish very generally expressed , • the spelling of the Diary
has ...
Page xxix
It is much to be regretted that a work so entertaining and instructive as a History
of his Travels would have been , appeared , even to so indefatigable a person as
he was , a task too laborious for him to undertake ; for we should then have seen
...
It is much to be regretted that a work so entertaining and instructive as a History
of his Travels would have been , appeared , even to so indefatigable a person as
he was , a task too laborious for him to undertake ; for we should then have seen
...
Page 15
... both Houses of Parliament , and now appeared in Westminster - ball , ' which
was prepared with scaffolds for i On the 15th April Strafford made his eloquent
defence , which it seems to have been Evelyn ' s good fortune to be present at .
... both Houses of Parliament , and now appeared in Westminster - ball , ' which
was prepared with scaffolds for i On the 15th April Strafford made his eloquent
defence , which it seems to have been Evelyn ' s good fortune to be present at .
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The Keiser ' s or Emperor ' s Graft , which is an ample and long street , appearing
like a city in a forest ; the lime trees planted just before each house , and at the
margin of that goodly aqueduct so curiously wharfed with Klincard brick , which ...
The Keiser ' s or Emperor ' s Graft , which is an ample and long street , appearing
like a city in a forest ; the lime trees planted just before each house , and at the
margin of that goodly aqueduct so curiously wharfed with Klincard brick , which ...
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Being taken before the Governor , he demanded my pass , to which he set his
hand , and asked two rix - dollars for a fee , which methought appeared very
exorbitant in a soldier of his quality . I told him that I had already purchased my
pass of ...
Being taken before the Governor , he demanded my pass , to which he set his
hand , and asked two rix - dollars for a fee , which methought appeared very
exorbitant in a soldier of his quality . I told him that I had already purchased my
pass of ...
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| Title | Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1 Bohn's historical library Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, William Bray |
| Author | John Evelyn |
| Editor | William Bray |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1889 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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