The National Review, Volume 117W.H. Allen, 1941 - English literature |
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Page 188
... fire . The old chroniclers are always pitifully brief in their notices of events such as these , when full details would be of the greatest interest to - day ; they only expand when hectoring some princely ruler or lamenting some ...
... fire . The old chroniclers are always pitifully brief in their notices of events such as these , when full details would be of the greatest interest to - day ; they only expand when hectoring some princely ruler or lamenting some ...
Page 190
... fires , and the action actually taken by the citizens is shown by the words of the Assize of Buildings , published in 1189 by London's first mayor , Henry Fitz Aylwin . This also gives the correct date , and is the first fire to be ...
... fires , and the action actually taken by the citizens is shown by the words of the Assize of Buildings , published in 1189 by London's first mayor , Henry Fitz Aylwin . This also gives the correct date , and is the first fire to be ...
Page 192
... fire- engine was brought into action and proved its mettle by pump- ing 2,000 barrels of beer on to the fire . Returning to the earlier period , Stow reports the burning of Leadenhall in 1483 or 1484 , when the City's stock of guns was ...
... fire- engine was brought into action and proved its mettle by pump- ing 2,000 barrels of beer on to the fire . Returning to the earlier period , Stow reports the burning of Leadenhall in 1483 or 1484 , when the City's stock of guns was ...
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