 ... as they were before, at five pounds a giant, the least that can be, and four men to carry them at two shillings and sixpence each.  Glimpses of Three Coasts - Stran 204avtor: Helen Hunt Jackson - 1886 - 418 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Hone - 1823 - 330 strani
...daughter's hoods. There is an entry in the Chester Charges of one shilling and fourpenco for " arsenic to put into the paste to save the giants from being eaten by the rats;''(') a precaution which, if adopted in the formation of the old wicker-giants of London, was not effectual,... | |
 | William Hone - 1823 - 318 strani
...daughter's hoods. There is an entry in the Chester Charges of one shilling and fourpence for •" arsenic to put into the paste to save the giants from being eaten by the (l) Harl. MSS. 1368. (2) H;ul. MSS. 2125. rats ;''(l) a precaution which, if adopted in the formation... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 strani
...A desire to preserve them may be inferred from an entry in the bill of charges : — " For arsnick , And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress,...And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed There was an item in the estimate — " For the new making the city mount, called the maior's mount,... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 strani
...A desire to preserve them may be inferred from an entry in the bill of charges : — " For arsnick to put into the paste, to save the giants from being eaten by the rats, one shilling and four-pence." There was an item in the estimate — " For the new making the city mount, called the maior's mount,... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1826 - 664 strani
...least that can be, and four men to carry them, at two shillings and sixpence each." Also, " arsenick to put into the paste, to save the giants from being eaten by the rats, one shilling.'' This was in the time of Charles the Second. See Strutt, from MS. Harl. 2 1 25. Introd. p. 25. The Lord... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1826 - 542 strani
...least that can be, and four men to carry them, at two shillings and sixpence each." Also, " arsenick to put into the paste, to save the giants from being eaten by the rats, one shilling.1' This was in the time of Charles the Second. See Strult, from MS. Harl. 2 1 25. Introd.... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 strani
...A desire to preserve them may be inferred from an entry in the bill of charges : — " For arsnick to put into the paste, to save the giants from being eaten by the rat!, one shilling and four-pence." There was an item in the estimate — " For the new making the... | |
 | William Hone - 1828 - 468 strani
...daughter's hoods. There is an entry in the Chester charges of one shilling and fourpence " for arsenic to put into the paste to save the giants from being eaten by the rats ;"* a precaution which, if adopted in the formation of the old wickergiants of London, was not effectual,... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 strani
...A desire to preserve them may be inferred from an entry in the bill of charges : — " For arsnick to put into the paste, to save the giants from being eaten by the rats, one shilling and four-pence." There -was an item in the estimate — " For the new making the city mount, called the maior's mount,... | |
 | Joseph Hemingway - 1831 - 476 strani
...Respecting the last article, a very curious entry occurs in the bill of charges, which runs thus : — ' For arsknick to put into the paste to save the giants from • One pair of the ' oulde sheets' were provided to cover the ' father and mother giants.' Another... | |
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