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Almost the whole labour was in his department , which included all the ports
between the river Thames and Ports . mouth ; and he had to travel in all seasons
and weathers , by land and by water , in the execution of his office , to which he
gave ...
Almost the whole labour was in his department , which included all the ports
between the river Thames and Ports . mouth ; and he had to travel in all seasons
and weathers , by land and by water , in the execution of his office , to which he
gave ...
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The 26th July , I passed by a straight and commodious river through Delft to the
Hague ; in which journey I observed divers leprous poor creatures dwelling in
solitary The meaning of this expression is , that they should be in time to witness
the ...
The 26th July , I passed by a straight and commodious river through Delft to the
Hague ; in which journey I observed divers leprous poor creatures dwelling in
solitary The meaning of this expression is , that they should be in time to witness
the ...
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The 31st to Nimeguen ; and on the 2nd of August we arrived at the Leagure ,
where was then the whole army encamped about Genep , a very strong castle
situated on the river Waal ; but , being taken four or five days before , we had only
a ...
The 31st to Nimeguen ; and on the 2nd of August we arrived at the Leagure ,
where was then the whole army encamped about Genep , a very strong castle
situated on the river Waal ; but , being taken four or five days before , we had only
a ...
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... and a hut which during the excessive heats was a great convenience ; for the
sun piercing the canvass of the tent , it was during the day unsufferable , and at
night not seldom infested with mists and fogs , which ascended from the river .
... and a hut which during the excessive heats was a great convenience ; for the
sun piercing the canvass of the tent , it was during the day unsufferable , and at
night not seldom infested with mists and fogs , which ascended from the river .
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The reader will remember with some interest , in connection with this remark on
the hospital of Amsterdam , that the first stone of Greenwich Hospital was
afterwards laid by Evelyn . cuts , sluices , moles , and rivers , made 1641 . 25
JOHN ...
The reader will remember with some interest , in connection with this remark on
the hospital of Amsterdam , that the first stone of Greenwich Hospital was
afterwards laid by Evelyn . cuts , sluices , moles , and rivers , made 1641 . 25
JOHN ...
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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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