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He especially regrets the mischief done to his famous hollyhedge , which might
have been thought beyond the reach of damage . But one of Czar Peter ' s
favourite recreations had been , to demolish the hedges , by riding through them
in a ...
He especially regrets the mischief done to his famous hollyhedge , which might
have been thought beyond the reach of damage . But one of Czar Peter ' s
favourite recreations had been , to demolish the hedges , by riding through them
in a ...
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Sir Frederick was in the army in the early part of his life ; and was in Elliots Light -
Horse , when that regiment so highly distinguished themselves in the famous
battle of Minden , in Germany , in 1759 . He married Mary , daughter of William ...
Sir Frederick was in the army in the early part of his life ; and was in Elliots Light -
Horse , when that regiment so highly distinguished themselves in the famous
battle of Minden , in Germany , in 1759 . He married Mary , daughter of William ...
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... and divers portraits of famous persons then in being ; and things designed from
the best pieces of the rare paintings and masters of which the Earl of Arundel was
possessor , purchased and collected in his travels with incredible expense ...
... and divers portraits of famous persons then in being ; and things designed from
the best pieces of the rare paintings and masters of which the Earl of Arundel was
possessor , purchased and collected in his travels with incredible expense ...
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But the wind as yet not favourable , we had time to view the Block - house of that
town , which answered to another over against it at Tilbury , famous for the
rendezvous of Queen Elizabeth , in the year 1588 , which we found stored with
twenty ...
But the wind as yet not favourable , we had time to view the Block - house of that
town , which answered to another over against it at Tilbury , famous for the
rendezvous of Queen Elizabeth , in the year 1588 , which we found stored with
twenty ...
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Here was now the famous Dan . Heinsius , ' whom I so longed to see , as well as
the no less famous printer , Elzevir ' s printing - house and shop , renowned for
the politeness of the character and editions of what he has published through ...
Here was now the famous Dan . Heinsius , ' whom I so longed to see , as well as
the no less famous printer , Elzevir ' s printing - house and shop , renowned for
the politeness of the character and editions of what he has published through ...
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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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