The Diary of John Evelyn, Volumen 2M. W. Dunne, 1901 |
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admirable Ambassador April Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury August Bishop Bishop of Ely blessed brother brought Canterbury chapel Church of England Clarendon coach Commissioners Council Countess Countess of Sunderland Court daughter December Deptford died dined dinner discourse divers Duchess Duke of Monmouth Dutch Earl Evelyn exceedingly excellent extraordinary famous February fleet French garden gave gentleman Godolphin Holland honor horse Ireland James's January July June King James King's Lady land late learned London Lord Arlington Lord Chancellor Lord Clarendon Lord Treasurer Majesty Majesty's March married Master Monsieur morning never newly night noble November October Oxford Papists Parliament Pepys person Popish preached present Prince Prince of Orange prisoners Privy Protestants Queen returned Rochester Royal Society Seal Secretary sent September sermon ships Sir John Sir Stephen Sir Thomas Sir William Sunderland Tenison thence things told took Tower Whitehall Windsor worthy Wotton
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Página 21 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame; the noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches...
Página 210 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and Mazarine, &c., a French boy singing love-songs,* in that glorious gallery, whilst about twenty of the great courtiers and other dissolute persons were at Basset round a large table, a bank of at least...
Página 63 - Park to the garden, where I both saw and heard a very familiar discourse between . . . and Mrs. Nelly, f as they called an impudent comedian, she looking out of her garden on a terrace at the top of the wall, and . . . standing on the green walk under it. I was heartily sorry at this scene.
Página 201 - IHS richly embroidered, and most noble plate, were given by Sir R. Geere, to the value ( as was said ) of ^200. There was no altar anywhere in England, nor has there been any abroad, more handsomely adorned.
Página 152 - Teach me, therefore, so to number my days, that I may apply my heart unto wisdom, and make my calling and election sure.
Página 23 - In this calamitous condition, I returned with a sad heart to my house, blessing and adoring the distinguishing mercy of God to me and mine, who, in the midst of all this ruin, was like Lot, in my little Zoar, safe and sound.
Página 21 - Paul's flew like grenados, the melting lead running down the streets in a stream, and the very pavements glowing with fiery redness, so as no horse, nor man, was able to tread on them, and the demolition had stopped all the passages, so that no help could be applied.
Página 205 - Doctor, to let him bleed in the very paroxysm, without staying the coming of other physicians, which regularly should have been done, and for want of which he must have a regular pardon, as they tell me.
Página 61 - In good earnest, the very frame was worth the money, there being nothing in nature so tender and delicate as the flowers and festoons about it, and yet the work was very strong ; in the piece was more than one hundred figures of men, &c.
Página 213 - She died the 14th, to our unspeakable sorrow and affliction, and not to our's only, but that of all who knew her, who were many of the best quality, greatest and most virtuous persons. The justness of her stature, person, comeliness of countenance, gracefulness of motion, unaffected, though more than ordinary beautiful, were the least of her ornaments compared with those of her mind.