 | Ellis (Firm) - 1728 - 114 pages
...letters patent, about 1684, for the exclusive right of lighting London for five years, and undertook to place a light before every tenth door on moonless nights from Michaelmas to Lady-day. He relates the story of his troubles in this rare pamphlet, and complains of " one Mr. Vernatti,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 664 pages
...letters patent, conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place...the year round, from dusk to dawn, blazing with a splendor compared with which the illuminations for La Hogue and Blenheim would have looked pale, may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 850 pages
...letters patent conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place...light before every tenth door, on moonless nights, fiom Michaelmas to Lady Day, and from six to twelve of the clock. Those who now see the capital all... | |
 | 1849 - 296 pages
...nights, from Miehaelmas to Lady-day, and from six to twelve of the eloek. Those who now see the eapital all the year round from dusk to dawn blazing with a splendour eompared with whieh the illuminations for La Hogue and Blenheim would have looked pale, may perhaps... | |
 | Thomas Garrard - Bristol (England) - 1852 - 536 pages
...letters patent conveying to him for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook for a moderate consideration, to place a...tenth door on moonless nights, from Michaelmas to Lady-day, from six to twelve of the clock." — MACACLAY'S History, I. 362. 2 Appendix A. At Christmas,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - Great Britain - 1858 - 480 pages
...letters patent conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place...round, from dusk to dawn, blazing with a splendour beside which the illuminations for La Hogue and Blenheim would have looked pale, may perhaps smile... | |
 | James Birchall - Great Britain - 1861 - 760 pages
...Heming, obtained a patent conveying to him Lrado°ifof the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place...from Michaelmas to Lady Day, and from six to twelve o'clock. Politics had now become an important element in the common business of life, and coffee-houses... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1861 - 1052 pages
...window« shortly alter the Restoration. years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He umlertook, for a moderate consideration, to place a light before every tenth door, on moonless night?, from Michaelmas to I-;uly Day, and from six to twelve of the clock. Those who now see the capital... | |
 | Josiah Crampton - Moon - 1863 - 194 pages
...letters patent, conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place...a splendour compared with which the illuminations of La Hogue and Blenheim would have looked pale, may perhaps smile to think of Heming's lanterns, which... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 982 pages
...letters patent conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook for a moderate consideration to place a...tenth door, on moonless nights, from Michaelmas to Lady-day, and from six to twelve o'clock. Those who now see the capital all the year round from dusk... | |
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Heming, obtained letters patent conveying to him, for a term of years, the exclusive right of lighting up London. He undertook, for a moderate consideration, to place a light before every tenth door, on moonless nights, from Michaelmas to Lady Day, and... 
