The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Том 21J. Limbird, 1833 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... walls bore re- liefs of scrolls , flowers , and musical instru- ments . The Court - room was another richly . wainscoted apartment : the chimney - piece , of marble , was very sumptuous , the sides being adorned with male caryatides ...
... walls bore re- liefs of scrolls , flowers , and musical instru- ments . The Court - room was another richly . wainscoted apartment : the chimney - piece , of marble , was very sumptuous , the sides being adorned with male caryatides ...
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... wall is beginning to crack- But I wish you a happy New Year ! The best dinner - set's fall'n to the ground : The militia's call'd out , and you're drawn ; Not a piece of our plate can be found , - But there's marks of men's feet on the ...
... wall is beginning to crack- But I wish you a happy New Year ! The best dinner - set's fall'n to the ground : The militia's call'd out , and you're drawn ; Not a piece of our plate can be found , - But there's marks of men's feet on the ...
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... wall , beneath the passage which ceded the present entrance to Crosby square ; t this passage , in such case , would have sustain ed a gallery separated from the Hall by a lofty screen of timber , occupying the space between the passage ...
... wall , beneath the passage which ceded the present entrance to Crosby square ; t this passage , in such case , would have sustain ed a gallery separated from the Hall by a lofty screen of timber , occupying the space between the passage ...
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... wall exists beneath the sills of the windows . In this respect the Hall of Crosby Place resembles that of Eltham Palace , and , like that match- less specimen of ancient grandeur , this space was probably covered with tapestry . * This wall ...
... wall exists beneath the sills of the windows . In this respect the Hall of Crosby Place resembles that of Eltham Palace , and , like that match- less specimen of ancient grandeur , this space was probably covered with tapestry . * This wall ...
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... walls of the shops , cellars , & c . , are of brick , faced in conspicuous situations with Yorkshire freestone . The columns are of Scotch and Devonshire granite , the shafts being of one stone each . The paving of the passages is ...
... walls of the shops , cellars , & c . , are of brick , faced in conspicuous situations with Yorkshire freestone . The columns are of Scotch and Devonshire granite , the shafts being of one stone each . The paving of the passages is ...
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