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" Piercy; thirty-six barrels of powder lodged' in it; the whole covered up with faggots and billets; the doors of the cellar boldly flung open; and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. "
The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution ... - Page 42
by David Hume - 1789 - 385 pages
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 494 pages
...coals and with' faggots M 3 brought brought for that purpofe. Then the doors •• of the cellar were boldly flung open, and every body admitted, as if...dangerous. Confident of fuccefs, they now began to plan the remaining part of therf project. The king, the queen, and prince Henry, the king's eldeft...
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An abridgment of The history of England, to the death of George ii

Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...covered with the coals and with faggots brought for that purpofe. Then the doors of ihe cellar were boldly flung open, and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. The day for the fitting of parliament now approached. Never was treafon more fecret, or ruin more apparently...
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The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest ..., Volume 40

World history - 1783 - 458 pages
...barrels of gunpowder, covered with faggots, bought for the purpofe. The doors of the cellar were then boldly flung open, and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. Having made thefe preparations, they proceeded to plan, with great confidence of fuccefs, the remaining...
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An Abridgment of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...the coals and with faggots brought fcr that purpoii. Then the doors of rhe cellar were boldly thrown open, and every body admitted, as if it contained...dangerous. Confident of fuccefs, they now began to plan the remaining part of their project. The king, the queen, and prince Henry, the king's eldeft...
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The New Wonderful Museum, and Extraordinary Magazine: Being a Complete ...

William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1802 - 672 pages
...Piercy, 36 barrels of gunpowder lodged in it, the whole covered up with faggots and billets, tli« doors of the cellar boldly flung open, and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. The houfe where the confpirators ufed to meet at was behind St. Clement's Church, without Temple-Bar,...
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An abridgment of the history of England ... to the death of George the ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 396 pages
...with coals, and with faggots brought for that purpofe. Then the doors of the ceUar were boldly thrown open, and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. Confident The day for the fitting of parliament now approached. Never was treafon more fecret, or ruin more apparently...
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The History of the Gunpowder Plot: With Several Historical Circumstances ...

James Caulfield - Gunpowder Plot, 1605 - 1804 - 124 pages
...the highest bidder. The opportunity was immediately seized ; the place hired l>y Piercy : thirty-six barrels of powder lodged in it ; the whole covered...as if it contained nothing dangerous. Confident of success, they now began to look forward, and to plan the remaining part of their project. The discovery...
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An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1806 - 346 pages
...the coals and with faggots brought for that purpose. Then the doors of the cellar were boldly thrown open, and every body admitted as if it contained nothing dangerous. Confident of success, they now began to plan the remaining part of their project. The king, the queen, and prince...
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An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...with coals, and with faggots brought for that purpose. Then the doors of the cellar were boldly thrown open, and every body admitted, as if it contained nothing dangerous. Confident of success, they now began to plan the remaining part of their project. The king, queen, and prince Henry,...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 pages
...the vault would be let to the higbeft bidder. Upon this the vault was immediately hired by Percy} 36 barrels of powder lodged in it •, the whole covered...faggots and billets ; the doors of the cellar boldly (lung open ; and every body admitted as if it contained nothing dangerous. Being now, as they thought,...
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