 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.  Time's Telescope - Seite 2171826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1825 - 726 Seiten
...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...her window, and thought to be on the back side of Markc-lane at the farthest, but being unused to such fires as followed, I thought it far enough off,... | |
 | 1825 - 724 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 452 Seiten
...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...my night-gown, and went to her window, and thought it to he on the hack side of Mark-lane, but being unused to such fires as followed, I thought it far... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 Seiten
...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...So I rose and slipped on my night-gown, and went to the window; and thought it to be on the back-side of Mark Lane at the farthest, but. being unused to... | |
 | 1845 - 758 Seiten
...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...the city. So I rose, and slipped on my nightgown," &c. His description of the fire is extremely interesting. It was natural that so active a person and... | |
 | 1845 - 806 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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...my night-gown, and went to her window; and thought it to be on the back-side of Marke-lane at the farthest; but, being unused to such fires as followed,... | |
 | 1871 - 688 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | William Bellamy (headmaster of Norwich diocesan model sch.) - 1853 - 286 Seiten
...get things ready against onr feast to-day, Jane called ns up abont three in the morning to tell ns of a Great Fire they saw in the city. So I rose and slipped on my night-gown and went to the window .... bnt, being unnsed to such fires as followed, I thonght it far enongh off; and so went... | |
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