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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828   By:

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This collection of essays, stories, and poems offers a diverse range of topics for readers to enjoy. From humorous anecdotes to thought-provoking reflections on society, there is something for everyone in this volume. The writing is engaging and well-crafted, drawing readers in from the very first page. The contributors exhibit a talent for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, making each piece memorable in its own right. Overall, this volume is a delightful read that is sure to entertain and enlighten readers of all ages.

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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION

VOL. 12, No. 346.] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1828. [PRICE 2d.

OLD COVENT GARDEN.

[Illustration: Old Covent Garden. ]

The notoriety of Covent Garden is of too multifarious a description to render the above illustration uninteresting to either of our readers. It is copied from one of Hollar's prints, and represents the Garden about the time of Charles II., before its area had been polluted with filth and vegetable odours.

The spot was originally the garden belonging to the abbot of Westminster, which extended to St. Martin's church, was called the Convent Garden , and may be distinctly traced in Ralph Agar's View of London, bearing date about 1570. It was granted, after the dissolution, by Edward VI. first to the protector Somerset, on whose attainder, in 1582, it passed into the Bedford family. About the year 1634, Francis, Earl of Bedford, began to clear away the old buildings, and to form the present handsome square. Its execution was confided to Inigo Jones, but unfortunately, only the north, and part of the east side, was completed; for, had the piazza been continued on the other this would have been one of the noblest quadrangles in the metropolis. Previously to the erection of the present mass of huts and sheds, the area was neatly gravelled, had a handsome dial in the centre, and was railed in on all sides, at the distance of sixty feet from the buildings... Continue reading book >>


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