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Page xiii
... in the valuable library at Wotton , which was chiefly collected by him . Lady
Evelyn , the late possessor of that very respectable old Mansion , after much
solicitation from many persons , consented to favour the Public with this
communication .
... in the valuable library at Wotton , which was chiefly collected by him . Lady
Evelyn , the late possessor of that very respectable old Mansion , after much
solicitation from many persons , consented to favour the Public with this
communication .
Page xiv
But it has been thought that some information , at least some amusement , would
be furnished by the publication ; and it has been supposed that some curious
particulars of persons and transactions would be found in the accompanying
notes ...
But it has been thought that some information , at least some amusement , would
be furnished by the publication ; and it has been supposed that some curious
particulars of persons and transactions would be found in the accompanying
notes ...
Page xxvi
... Lord Arlington , Sir William Coventry , and Sir Philip Warwick , complaining of
want of money for the prisoners : praying that whilst he and his brother -
Commissioners adventure their persons and all that is dear to them , in this
uncomfortable ...
... Lord Arlington , Sir William Coventry , and Sir Philip Warwick , complaining of
want of money for the prisoners : praying that whilst he and his brother -
Commissioners adventure their persons and all that is dear to them , in this
uncomfortable ...
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 xxxi
Nor is it the least part of his praise , that he who proposed to Mr . Boyle the
erection of a Philosophical College for retired and speculative persons , had the
honesty to write in defence of active life against Sir George Mackenzie ' s “ Essay
on ...
Nor is it the least part of his praise , that he who proposed to Mr . Boyle the
erection of a Philosophical College for retired and speculative persons , had the
honesty to write in defence of active life against Sir George Mackenzie ' s “ Essay
on ...
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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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