I walked in the Parke, discoursing with the keeper of the Pell Mell, who was sweeping of it ; who told me of what the earth is mixed that do floor the Mall, and that over all there is cockle-shells powdered, and spread to keep it fast ; which, however,... St. James's Park - Página 91por Jacob Larwood - 1872 - 272 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 páginas
...notes, this day, 1663 : " The keeper of the Pell-mell told me of what the earth is mixed that doth floor the Mall, and that over all there is cockle-shells...dry weather turns to dust and deads the ball." The surrender of the Isle of Cayenne, by the Dutch Governor, Guerin Spranger, to the French Commissioner,... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 páginas
...15. I walked in the Park, discoursing with the keeper of the Pall-Mall, who was sweeping of it; who told me that the earth is mixed that do floor the...dry weather turns to dust and deads the ball." The game was, however, played somewhat differently, even in the Park. In a drawing of the time of Charles... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 474 páginas
...15th. I walked in the Park, discoursing with the keeper of the pall mall, who was sweeping it, and who told me that the earth is mixed that do floor the...dry weather turns to dust and deads the ball." The person who had the care of the ground was called the King's " Cockle Strewer." Charles the Second,... | |
| British empire - 1847 - 856 páginas
...Pall-mall, who was sweeping of it; who told me that the earth is mixed that do floor 8. GAME OF PALL-MALI.. the Mall, and that over all there is cockle-shells...dry weather turns to dust and deads the ball." The game was, however, played somewhat differently, even in the park. In a drawing, of the time of Charles... | |
| 1913 - 686 páginas
...Mell, who was sweeping of it; who told me of what the earth is mixed that do floor the Mall, and then over all there is cockle-shells powdered, and spread to keep it fast." J. ARDAGH. AUTHORS WANTED. — " Thoughts and Meditations in Verse. By a Young Lady of the Hebrew Faith.... | |
| Charles Knight - 1851 - 882 páginas
...15, I walked in the park, discoursing with the keeper of the Pall-mall, who was sweeping of it ; who told me that the earth is mixed that do floor the...dry weather turns to dust and deads the ball." The game was, however, played somewhat differently, even in the park. St. James's Park is intimately associated... | |
| William Gaspey - 1851 - 496 páginas
...earth is mixed that do floor the Mall, and that all 244 TALLIS'S ILLUSTRATED LONDON ; over there are cockle-shells, powdered and spread to keep it fast,...dry weather turns to dust, and deads the ball." The person to whom this office was entrusted was called the " Cockle-Strewer." In the following reigns... | |
| Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 496 páginas
...the Parke, discoursing with the keeper of the Pell Mell, who was sweeping of it ; who told me of what the earth is mixed that do floor the Mall, and that...in dry weather, turns to dust and deads the ball. Thence to Mr. Coventry ; and, sitting by his bedside, he did tell me that he did send for me to discourse... | |
| 1854 - 506 páginas
...the Park, discoursing with the keeper of the Pell Mell, who was sweeping of it, who told me of what the earth is mixed that do floor the Mall, and that...; which, however, in dry weather turns to dust and deadens the ball." That this fashionable disport was then much practised by gallants in the winter... | |
| George Augustus Sala - 1862 - 414 páginas
...the keeper of the Pall Mall as he was sweeping it," was floored with mixed earth, and over all that cockleshells, powdered and spread to keep it fast ; which, however, in dry weather, turned to dust and deadened the ball. In this park of Charles II. was the fantastic little territory... | |
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