 QUEEN Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked my father * what it might probably cost ; who replied,  Walpoliana - Page 5by Horace Walpole - 1800 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
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...sínecJoteS íy tbe late Horace Walpolcl PRICE OF MAKING A PARK A GARDEN. Queen Caroline fpoke of /hutting up St. James's park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palact of that name: Shealktd my father * what it might probably coft ; who replied» " oxly three... | |
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...Voltaire and Addifon. A ftory is told of Voltaire and Addifon at a tavern. I do not believe Voltaire wag in England while Addifon was alive. Price of making...ftory relating to the great duke of Marlborough. The ducheis was preffing the duke to take a medicine, and with her ufual warmth faid, " I'll be hanged... | |
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...shillings into a guinea." CCXXXIV. PRICE OF MAKING A PARK A GARDEN. QUEEN Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked my father * what it might probably cost ; who replied, " only three CROWNS." CCXXXV. PRINCESS... | |
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...shillings into a guinea." CCXXXIV. PRICE OF MAKING A PARK A GARDEN. QUEEN Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked my father* what it might probably cost; who replied, " only three * Erroneously given to Chesterfield.... | |
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...astonishment of the congregation. PRICE or MAKING A PARK A GARDEN. — Queen Caroline spoke •of shutting up St. James's Park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked Sir Robert Walpole, what it might probably cost; who replied, "only three CROWNS." RESEMBLANCES.... | |
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...he showed all the four sides of bis garden for south walls. 1047. Queen Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's Park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked Sir Robert Walpole what it might probably cost? who replied, Only three crowns. 1048. Cardinal... | |
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...making the sign of the cross, he walked off. — Poggio. A CHEAP PARK. QUEEN CAROLINE spoke of shutting up St. James's Park, and converting it into a noble garden for the palace of that name. She asked my father what it might probably cost ; who replied, " only three CROWNS." — Walpole. LEARNING... | |
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...round the Park together.—Swift, Journal to Stella, vol . ii. p. 182. Queen Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's Park, and converting it into a noble garden for the Palace of that name. She asked my father what it might probably cost; who replied, "only three Crowns."—Walpoliana, vol. ip... | |
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...back as the reign of Charles II. in 1668. Yet Walpole tells us that ; Queen Caroline spoke of shutting up St. James's Park and converting it into a noble garden for the Palace of that name. She asked my father what it might probably cost, who replied " only three Crowns." ' 1 St. James's Fair... | |
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