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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I was therefore sent for home the second time , to celebrate the obsequies of my
sister ; who was interred in a very honourable manner in our dormitory joining to
the parish church , ' where now her monument stands . 1635 . But my dear ...
I was therefore sent for home the second time , to celebrate the obsequies of my
sister ; who was interred in a very honourable manner in our dormitory joining to
the parish church , ' where now her monument stands . 1635 . But my dear ...
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It stands upon Contribution - land , which subjects the environs to the Spanish
incursions . We sailed also by an exceeding strong fort called Lovestein , famous
for the escape of the learned Hugo Grotius , who , being in durance as a capital ...
It stands upon Contribution - land , which subjects the environs to the Spanish
incursions . We sailed also by an exceeding strong fort called Lovestein , famous
for the escape of the learned Hugo Grotius , who , being in durance as a capital ...
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1 Some slight differences may be marked in the description of the Dutch towns as
it stands in the earlier editions . These and other discrepancies are explained in
the preface to the present edition ; but it may be worth while , where the change ...
1 Some slight differences may be marked in the description of the Dutch towns as
it stands in the earlier editions . These and other discrepancies are explained in
the preface to the present edition ; but it may be worth while , where the change ...
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... and rung many changes and tunes . ” That of the Keiser ' s Graft stands thus : “
The Keiser ' s Graft , or Emperor ' s Street , appears a city in a wood through the
goodly ranges of the stately lime - trees planted before each man ' s door , and ...
... and rung many changes and tunes . ” That of the Keiser ' s Graft stands thus : “
The Keiser ' s Graft , or Emperor ' s Street , appears a city in a wood through the
goodly ranges of the stately lime - trees planted before each man ' s door , and ...
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Here I beheld the palace wherein John of Gaunt and Charles V . were born ;
whose statue stands in the marketplace , upon a high pillar , with his sword
drawn , to which ( as I was told ) the magistrates and burghers were wont to
repair upon a ...
Here I beheld the palace wherein John of Gaunt and Charles V . were born ;
whose statue stands in the marketplace , upon a high pillar , with his sword
drawn , to which ( as I was told ) the magistrates and burghers were wont to
repair upon a ...
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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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