 Europe, as not long before repair'd by the king,) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining intire but the inscription in the architrave, shewing by whom it was built, which had not one letter of it defac'd.  The Diary of John Evelyn - Page 259by John Evelyn - 1906Full view - About this book
 | Henry Major - 1873 - 62 pages
...beautiful portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repair'd by the king) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining entire but the inscription on the architrave, showing by whom it was built, which had not one letter defac'd. 179. A merchant... | |
 | james r - 1873 - 520 pages
...inevitably be rent asunder." — E. HENUREN. Evelyn, visiting the ruins of the London fire of 1666, says : " It was astonishing to see what immense stones the heat had in a manner calcin'd, so that all the ornaments, columnes, freezes, capitals, and projectures of massie Portland... | |
 | Casket - 1874 - 840 pages
...beautiful! portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repair'd by the late King) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining intirc but the inscription in the architrave, shewing by whom it was built, which had not one letter... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 268 pages
...beautiful portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repair'd by the king) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder,...showing by whom it was built, which had not one letter defac'd. It was astonishing' to see what immense stones the heat had in a manlier calcined, so that... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1876 - 622 pages
...beautiful portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repaired by the late King) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder,...not one letter of it defaced ! It was astonishing to sec what immense stones the heat bad in a manner calcined, so that all the ornaments, columns, friezes,... | |
 | G. M. - Dissenters, Religious - 1876 - 146 pages
...beautiful portico, for structure comparable to any in Europe, not long before repar'd by the late king, in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder and...showing by whom it was built which had not one letter defaced. It was astonishing to see what immense stones the heat had in a manner calcined, so that all... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1876 - 846 pages
...beautiful portico (for structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long before repaired by the late King) now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining entire but the inscnption in the architrave, showing by whom it was built, which had not one letter of it defaced... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1877 - 210 pages
...structure comparable to any in Europe, as not long repaired by the late king, [see Part IV., p. 66,] now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining ent1re but the inscription in the architrave, shewing by whom it was built, which had not one letter... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...late king— now rent in pieces, flakes of vast stones split asunder, and nothing remaining intire but the inscription in the architrave, showing by whom it was built, which had not one letter of it def ac'd ! It was astonishing to see what immense stones the heat had in a manner calcin'd, so that... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...d by the king) now rent in pieces, flukes of vast stone split asunder, and nothing remaining intire ss innoc defae'd. It was astonishing to see what immense stones the heat had in a manner calein'd, so that all... | |
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