 | Allan Cunningham - 1831 - 438 Seiten
...of St. Paul's," says his son, " an accident was taken notice of by some people as a memorable omen. When the surveyor in person had set out upon the place...the great dome, and fixed upon the centre, a common l;iWREN. bourer was desired to bring a flat stone from the heaps of rubbish, such as should first come... | |
 | 1831 - 444 Seiten
...ot by sonic people as a memorable omen. When the »nrvryor in person had set out upon the рЬсе the dimensions of the great dome, and fixed upon the centre, a common labourer was desired to bring a flat stone from the heaps of rubbish, such as should first come to hand, to be laid... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 856 Seiten
...commencement of the work, and was regarded as a ' memorable omen,' is thus noticed in the Parentalia : ' when the surveyor, in person, had set out upon the...rubbish (such as should first come to hand) to be laid fur a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 828 Seiten
...commencement of the work, and was regarded as a ' memorable omen,' is thus noticed in the Parentalia : ' when the surveyor, in person, had set out upon the...laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of a grave-stone,... | |
 | 1884 - 672 Seiten
...south door of St. Paul's Cathedral. It is, in brief, that " when Sir Christopher Wren had marked out the dimensions of the great dome, and fixed upon the centre, a labourer was ordered to bring a flat stone from the heaps of rubbish, to be laid for a direction ,for... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1851 - 874 Seiten
...the ' Parentalia,' " we are told an incident was taken notice of by some people as a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out upon the place...laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of a gravestone,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1851 - 882 Seiten
...the ' Parentalia,' " we are told an incident was taken notice of by some people as a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out upon the place...laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of a gravestone,... | |
 | 1853 - 444 Seiten
...re-erection of the structure an accident which occurred was regarded by many as a favourable omen. When the surveyor, in person, had set out upon the place the dimensions of the great dome, end fixed upon the centre, a common labourer was desired to bring a flat stone from the heaps of rubbish... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 442 Seiten
...St. Paul's was in progress, the surveyor was setting out the dimensions of the great dome, and had fixed upon the centre, a common labourer was ordered...laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of a gravestone,... | |
 | George Oliver - 1855 - 530 Seiten
...St. Paul's was in progress, the surveyor was setting ont the dimensions of the great dome, and had fixed upon the centre, a common labourer was ordered...laid for a mark and direction to the masons : the stone, which was immediately brought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of a gravestone,... | |
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Paul's," writes Sir Christopher Wren, in the ' Parentalia,' " we are told an incident was taken notice of by some people as a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out upon the place the dimensions of the great dome, and fixed upon the... 
