| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1810 - 778 pages
...of Stately Edifices.' The immense property destroyed in this dreadful time could D d 2 never taclc, which stood the whole body of it together in view,...without flames, (I suppose, because the timber was such solid oak) hi a bright shining coal, as if it had been a palaee of gold, or a great building of... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - London (England) - 1810 - 762 pages
...The immense property destroyed in this dreadful time could D d 2 never tacle, which stood the wliole body of it together in view, for several hours together, after the Fire had taken it, without flames, (T suppose, because the timber was sueli solid oak) in a bright shining coal, as if it had been a palace... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1810 - 772 pages
...Stately Edifices.' • The immense property destroyed in this dreadful time could D d 2 never tacle, which stood the whole body of it together in view, for several houn together, after the Fire had taken it, without flames, (I suppose, because the timber was such... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Fires - 1811 - 122 pages
...amazing to see how it had spread itself several miles in tompass ; and aroongst other things that night, the sight of Guildhall was a fearful spectacle, which...without flames', (I suppose because the timber was. Mich solid oak) in a bright shining coal, at if it had been a palace of gold, or a great building of... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1815 - 594 pages
...that night the sight of Guildhall was a fearfull spectacle, which stood the whole body of it together for several hours together, after the fire 'had taken...without flames, (I suppose because the timber was such solid oake) in a bright shining coale, as if it had been a pallace of golde, of a great building... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1816 - 420 pages
...amazing to see ho\v it had spread itself several times in compass ; and amongst other things that night, the sight of Guildhall was a fearful spectacle, which stood the whole body of it together in view, for'several hours together, after the fire had taken it, without flames (I suppose because the timber... | |
| Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - London (England) - 1824 - 388 pages
...solidity, that they survived all the fury of the raging element. " (Among other things that night, the sight of Guildhall was a fearful spectacle, which...flames (I suppose because the timber was of such solid oak), in a bright shining coal, as if it had been a palace of gold, or a great building of burnished... | |
| J. R - 1824 - 350 pages
...dreadful, 'when far the greatest part of the city was consumed : and among t other things that night, the sight of Guildhall was a fearful spectacle, which...it, without flames (I suppose because the timber was such solid oak), in a bright shining coal, as if it had been a palace of gold, or a great building... | |
| Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - London (England) - 1824 - 386 pages
...the fury of the raging element. " Among other things that night, the sight of Guildhall was a fearfal spectacle, which stood the whole body of it together...taken it, without flames (I suppose because the timber wa* of such solid oak), in a bright shining coal, as if it had been a palace of gold, or a great building... | |
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