The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey: With Historical Sketches and Descriptions of Both Churches: Forming an Entirely New and Correct Biography of All that is Interesting in the Lives and Achievements of the Most Illustrious Characters of the United Kingdoms, المجلد 1J. Williams, 1839 |
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الصفحة xiv
... Earl Godwin , and nevertheless permitted this attractive wife to live and die a virgin . His tomb , which is composed of three tiers of pillars , was richly studded with stones of the most variable brightness ; and profusely decorated ...
... Earl Godwin , and nevertheless permitted this attractive wife to live and die a virgin . His tomb , which is composed of three tiers of pillars , was richly studded with stones of the most variable brightness ; and profusely decorated ...
الصفحة xviii
... Earl of Warwick , and wife of Richard the III . , who poi- soned her , to gain the hand of his own niece Elizabeth , daughter of Edward the IV . , a union which his sudden death upon the defeat of Bosworth Field prevented him from ...
... Earl of Warwick , and wife of Richard the III . , who poi- soned her , to gain the hand of his own niece Elizabeth , daughter of Edward the IV . , a union which his sudden death upon the defeat of Bosworth Field prevented him from ...
الصفحة xix
... Earl and Countess are stretched in black marble . The inscription , after recording that the Earl died on the 8th of February , 1617 , recites his titles , and gives his character in the most sounding terms . Here is also a royal tomb ...
... Earl and Countess are stretched in black marble . The inscription , after recording that the Earl died on the 8th of February , 1617 , recites his titles , and gives his character in the most sounding terms . Here is also a royal tomb ...
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... Earl of Halifax , at that time Chancellor of the Ex- chequer and was patronized , in consequence of a poetical tribute , by the celebrated Lord Somers . Through that peer's influence he obtained a pension of 300l . a year , which ...
... Earl of Halifax , at that time Chancellor of the Ex- chequer and was patronized , in consequence of a poetical tribute , by the celebrated Lord Somers . Through that peer's influence he obtained a pension of 300l . a year , which ...
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... earl of Halifax , in 1701 * ; but perhaps the one best liked by the few who now read Addison's verses , is the letter written , about the year 1716 , to Sir Godfrey Kneller , upon his portrait of George I. There is an ease in the ...
... earl of Halifax , in 1701 * ; but perhaps the one best liked by the few who now read Addison's verses , is the letter written , about the year 1716 , to Sir Godfrey Kneller , upon his portrait of George I. There is an ease in the ...
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