God's Terrible Voice in the City: Wherin are Set Forth the Sound of the Voice, in a Narration of the Two Dreadful Judgements of Plague and Fire, Inflicted Upon the City of London; in the Years 1665, and 1666Lockwood & Backus, 1811 - 108 pagine |
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Pagina 17 - ... customers, nor offering wares ; no London cries sounding in the ears. If any voice be heard, it is the groans of dying persons, breathing forth their last, and the funeral knells of them that are ready to be carried to their graves.
Pagina 51 - Coleman-street ; towards the gates it burnt, but not with any great violence ; at the Temple also it is stayed, and in Holborn, where it had got no great footing ; and when once the fire was got under, it was kept under, and on Thursday the flames were extinguished.
Pagina 75 - Southwark ; and (b) the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, so far as relates to any powers of local government exerciseable by them or their officers within the borough of Westminster, and the Court of Burgesses of the ancient city of Westminster.
Pagina 42 - ... wind, the whole city, at some distance, seemed to be on fire. Now hopes begin to sink, and a general consternation seizeth upon the spirits of people ; little sleep is taken in London this night; the amazement which the eye and ear doth...
Pagina 40 - God seems to come down, and to preach himself in them, as he did in Mount Sinai, when the mount burned with fire ; such warm preaching those churches never had ; such lightning dreadful sermons never were before delivered in London. In other churches ministers were preaching their farewell sermons, and people were hearing with quaking and astonishment...
Pagina 39 - Firel fire! fire! doth resound the streets; many citizens start out of their sleep, look out of their windows; some dress themselves and run to the place. The lord mayor of the city comes with his officers; a confusion there is ; counsel is taken away ; and London, so famous for wisdom and' dexterity, can now find neither brains nor hands to prevent its ruin.
Pagina 45 - It would have grieved the heart of an unconcerned person, to see the rueful looks, the pale cheeks, the tears trickling down from the eyes, (where the greatness of sorrow and amazement could give leave for such a vent,) the smiting of the breast; the wringing of the...
Pagina 69 - ... assisting therein, for which they were requited with a thousand blessings from the poor distressed people. By the favour of God the wind slackened a little on Tuesday night, and the flames meeting with brick buildings at the temple, by little and little it was observed to lose its force on that side, so that on Wednesday morning we began to hope well, and His Royal Highness, never...
Pagina 43 - Fenchurch-street, on the right, the fire working (though not so fast) against the wind that way: before it were pleasant and stately houses, behind it ruinous and desolate heaps. The burning then was in...
Pagina 18 - ... one of a woman coming alone, and weeping by the door where I lived (which was in the midst of the infection), with a little coffin under her arm< carrying it to the new church-yard ; I did judge that it was the mother of the child, and that all the family besides was dead, and she was forced to coffin up and bury with her own hands this her last dead child.