The history of England, from the accession of James the Second (1914) (14761976134)

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Title: The history of England, from the accession of James the Second
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936
Subjects: Great Britain -- History James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History William and Mary, 1689-1702
Publisher: London : Macmillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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counting houses and warehouses : but it is evident that theywere originally not inferior in magnificence to the dwellings which werethen inhabited by the nobility. They sometimes stand in retired andgloomy courts, and are accessible only by inconvenient passages : buttheir dimensions are ample, and their aspect stately. The entrances aredecorated with richly carved pillars and canopies. The staircases andlanding places are not wanting in grandeur. The floors are sometimes xThe fullest and most trustworthy information about the state of the buildings of London atthis time is to be derived from the maps and drawings in the British Museum and in the PepysianLibrary. The badness of the bricks in the old buildings of London is particularly mentioned inthe Travels of the Grand Duke Cosmo. There is an account of the works at Saint Pauls inWards London Spy. I am almost ashamed to quote such nauseous balderdash ; but I have beenforced to descend even lower, if possible, in search of materials.
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