London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions, Τόμος 1Based upon the Handbook of London, by the late Peter Cunningham. |
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It is said to commemorate the name of Mary Abingdon , or Habington , sister to
the Lord Monteagle , the lady to whom is ascribed the famous letter which
occasioned the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot . ? But this is very unlikely , as
Abingdon ...
It is said to commemorate the name of Mary Abingdon , or Habington , sister to
the Lord Monteagle , the lady to whom is ascribed the famous letter which
occasioned the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot . ? But this is very unlikely , as
Abingdon ...
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Walpole to Sir Horace Mann ( Letters , vol . ii . p . 153 ) . September 9 , 1771 .-- I
must tell you of a set of young men of fashion who , dining lately at the St. Alban's
Tavern , thought the noise of the coaches troublesome . They ordered the street ...
Walpole to Sir Horace Mann ( Letters , vol . ii . p . 153 ) . September 9 , 1771 .-- I
must tell you of a set of young men of fashion who , dining lately at the St. Alban's
Tavern , thought the noise of the coaches troublesome . They ordered the street ...
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( 19th ) The Duke received me very civilly , but ( perhaps through Maty's fault )
treated me more as a man of letters than as a man of fashion . — Gibbon's
Journal . This last touch reminds one of Congreve , Voltaire , and Walpole .
( 19th ) The Duke received me very civilly , but ( perhaps through Maty's fault )
treated me more as a man of letters than as a man of fashion . — Gibbon's
Journal . This last touch reminds one of Congreve , Voltaire , and Walpole .
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To this Croker appends the note — The opposition Club was in Albemarle Street ;
the Ministerial at the Cocoa Tree ; and the papers of the day had several political
letters addressed to and from these clubs . ” — Walpole , Letters , vol . iv . p .
To this Croker appends the note — The opposition Club was in Albemarle Street ;
the Ministerial at the Cocoa Tree ; and the papers of the day had several political
letters addressed to and from these clubs . ” — Walpole , Letters , vol . iv . p .
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I do not answer for the truth of the sums ; but it is certain that the Palace Yard and
part of St. James's Park were covered with half - burnt grain . — Walpole to the
Misses Berry , Letters , 1877 , vol . ix . p . 295 . According to Mr. Smiles the loss ...
I do not answer for the truth of the sums ; but it is certain that the Palace Yard and
part of St. James's Park were covered with half - burnt grain . — Walpole to the
Misses Berry , Letters , 1877 , vol . ix . p . 295 . According to Mr. Smiles the loss ...
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