| 1825 - 724 páginas
...The following description of the Fire of London will T>e found interesting: 11 Sept. 9. Lord's day. Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get things ready against our feast to day, Jane called us up about three in the morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City.... | |
| 1826 - 488 páginas
...make no apology for presenting it entire to our readers. In his Diary, September 2, 1666, he says, ' Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get...morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city. So I rose and slipped on my night-gown, and went to her window, and thought to be on the back side... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 452 páginas
...Some of our Maids sitting up late last night, to get ready for our feast today, Jane called us up at three in the morning', to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City. So I rose and slipped on my night-gown, and went to her window, and thought it to he on the hack side... | |
| Thomas Allen - 1839 - 512 páginas
...account of the fire of London by S. Pepys, Esq. will be found interesting : — " Sept. 2. Lord's day. Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get...morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city. So I rose and slipped on my night-gown, and went to her window, and thought to be on the back side... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 páginas
...let us not anticipate. It was on the " Lord's Day," says Pepys, the 3rd of September, 1666, that " some of our maids sitting up late last night to get...morning to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city. So I rose and slipped on my night-gown, and went to the window; and thought it to be on the back-side... | |
| 1845 - 758 páginas
...of Sept. 2, 1666, commenced the dreadful fire of London. Pepys writes : " 1666, Sep. 2 (Lord's day). Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get...morning, to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city. So I rose, and slipped on my nightgown," &c. His description of the fire is extremely interesting.... | |
| 1845 - 806 páginas
...of Sept. 2, 1666, commenced the dreadful fire of London. Pepys writes : " 1666, Sep. 2 (Lord's day). Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get things ready against our feast to-day, Jane caller) us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a great fire they saw in the city. So I rose,... | |
| Samuel Pepys - 1848 - 466 páginas
...many more young sparks: but we hid ourselves, so as we think they did not see us. 2d. (Lord's day.) Some of our maids sitting up late last night to get...morning, to tell us of a great fire they saw in the City. So I rose, and slipped on my night-gown, and went to her window; and thought it to be on the back-side... | |
| 1871 - 688 páginas
...interesting article on his Diary in our Large Magazine for March. " September 2nd, 1666, Lord's day. Jane called us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a Great Fire they saw in the City. * * * We saw the fire as one entire areh ot fire from this to the other side of the bridge. * * * It... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1850 - 556 páginas
...in Seething Lane, Crutched Friars, thus writes under date the 2nd of September : — " Lord's Day. Some of our maids sitting up late last night, to get things midy against our feast to-day, Jane called us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a great... | |
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