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Page viii
In imitation of what I had seen " “ my father do . ” he remarks , when speaking of
himself in his twelfth year , “ I began to observe matters " “ more punctually ,
which I did use to set down in a • " blank almanack . ” If we suppose the matters
thus ...
In imitation of what I had seen " “ my father do . ” he remarks , when speaking of
himself in his twelfth year , “ I began to observe matters " “ more punctually ,
which I did use to set down in a • " blank almanack . ” If we suppose the matters
thus ...
Page xix
... he was so continually engaged in viewing the great variety of interesting
objects to be seen in that city , that he could have found little leisure for reading .
When resident in England , he was so much occupied in the business of his
numerous ...
... he was so continually engaged in viewing the great variety of interesting
objects to be seen in that city , that he could have found little leisure for reading .
When resident in England , he was so much occupied in the business of his
numerous ...
Page xxv
... may be seen in these volumes , and cannot be read without exciting the most
tender emotions . One daughter was well and happily settled ; another less 80 ;
but she did not survive her marriage more than a few months . The only son who
...
... may be seen in these volumes , and cannot be read without exciting the most
tender emotions . One daughter was well and happily settled ; another less 80 ;
but she did not survive her marriage more than a few months . The only son who
...
Page xxviii
... put a stop to by the King himself , for what reason does not appear ; but
perhaps it was found that Mr . Evelyn was inclined to tell too much of the truth
concerning a transaction , which it will be seen by his Journal that he utterly
reprobated .
... put a stop to by the King himself , for what reason does not appear ; but
perhaps it was found that Mr . Evelyn was inclined to tell too much of the truth
concerning a transaction , which it will be seen by his Journal that he utterly
reprobated .
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
...
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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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