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... Upper - Houfe , or , as it is otherwise called , the White Hood Houfe ; from its members wearing their Hoods lined with white filk . All the rest constitute the Non Regent , or Lower - House , otherwife called the Black Hood House ; its ...
... Upper - Houfe , or , as it is otherwise called , the White Hood Houfe ; from its members wearing their Hoods lined with white filk . All the rest constitute the Non Regent , or Lower - House , otherwife called the Black Hood House ; its ...
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... entrance , is fupported by four fluted Doric columns of the fame beauti- ful wood ; and at the upper end are four fimilar columns fup porting a triangular pediment , beautifully carved ; under which THE NEW CAMBRIDGE GUIDE .
... entrance , is fupported by four fluted Doric columns of the fame beauti- ful wood ; and at the upper end are four fimilar columns fup porting a triangular pediment , beautifully carved ; under which THE NEW CAMBRIDGE GUIDE .
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... upper floor ; the ground floor being occu- pied on three fides by the Schools , and forming behind the fquare a small court . The new room , which is the only part that fronts the fquare , was rebuilt in 1775 , by Stephen Wright ; it is ...
... upper floor ; the ground floor being occu- pied on three fides by the Schools , and forming behind the fquare a small court . The new room , which is the only part that fronts the fquare , was rebuilt in 1775 , by Stephen Wright ; it is ...
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... upper part of the cabinet is a beautiful copy of the Koran , remarkable for the excellence of its writing and the paper made from cotton ; alfo , a beautiful and fplendid Perfian M. S. written in 1338 , and entitled " The wonders of the ...
... upper part of the cabinet is a beautiful copy of the Koran , remarkable for the excellence of its writing and the paper made from cotton ; alfo , a beautiful and fplendid Perfian M. S. written in 1338 , and entitled " The wonders of the ...
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... upper ones com- mand a pleasant and extenfive prospect . In the middle of this court stands the Chapel . The large court , weft of the cloister , is about 145 feet long , and 85 broad ; it has been elegantly cased with stone , and ...
... upper ones com- mand a pleasant and extenfive prospect . In the middle of this court stands the Chapel . The large court , weft of the cloister , is about 145 feet long , and 85 broad ; it has been elegantly cased with stone , and ...
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