 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1814 - 872 pàgines
...commemorative of the peeper has long been preserved in Coventry, and is now inserted in the niclic of a new house communicating with the High Street....Coventry Collection, " it is found to be a very ancient full-length oak statue of a man in armour, with an helmet on his head, greaves ou bis legs, and sandals... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 842 pàgines
...notice of it, makes no mention of this inquisitive person. A figure commemorative of the peeper has long been preserved in Coventry, and is now inserted in the niche of a new lions' communicating with the High Street. " Ou n minute examination of this figure," says the Coventry... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 pàgines
...notice of it, makes no mention of this inquisitive person. A figure commemorative of the peeper has long been preserved in Coventry, and is now inserted in...Coventry Collection, " it is found to be a very ancient foil-length oak statue of a man in armour, with an helmet on his head, greaves on his leg», and sandals... | |
 | William Thomas Moncrieff - 1824 - 396 pàgines
...Dugdale •Etonian Vol. 1. p. 20C. does not mention it A figure, commemorative of the peeper, has long been preserved in Coventry, and is now inserted in...of a new house communicating with the high street ; it is a very ancient full length oaken statue of a man in armour, with an helmet on his head, greaves... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1830 - 402 pàgines
...Tom of Coventry." A figure, commemorative of the peeper, nas long been preserved there, and is DOW inserted in the niche of a new house, communicating with the High Street JACK OF NEWBURY. This title was given to Johu Winchcomb, who was, in the time of •Henry 8th, the... | |
 | Benjamin Poole - 1852 - 300 pàgines
...Peeping Tom, that so far from its bearing any resemblance to the person and habit of a tailor, it is a very ancient full - length oak statue of a man in armour, with a helmet (but now transformed into a cocked hat and wig) on his head, greaves on his legs, and sandals... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1853 - 474 pàgines
...of " Peeping Tom of Coventry." A figure, commemorative of the peeper, has long been preserved there, and is now inserted in the niche of a new house, communicating with the High Street. JACK OF NEWBURY. This title was given to John Winchcomb, who was in the time of Henry VIII. the greatest... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 478 pàgines
...of " Peeping Tom of Coventry." A figure, commemorative of the peeper, has long been preserved there, and is now inserted in the niche of a new house, communicating with the High Street. JACK OF NEWBURY. This title was given to John Winchcomb, who was in the time of Henry VIII. the greatest... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - 1865 - 462 pàgines
...clad in a linen dress closely fitted to her limbs. A figure, commemorative of the peeper, has Jong been preserved in Coventry, and is now inserted in...of a new house communicating with the High Street. Tennyson has versified the story of the Countess and Peeping Tom in his poem entitled " Godiva." Peers,... | |
 | William Tegg - 1877 - 358 pàgines
...of " Peeping Tom of Coventry." A figure, commemorative of the peeper, has long been preserved there, and is now inserted in the niche of a new house, communicating -with the High Street. JACK OF NEWBURY. This title was given to John Winchcomb, who was In the time of Henry VIII. the greatest... | |
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On a minute examination of this figure," says the Coventry collection, " it is found to be a very ancient full length oak statue of a man in armour, with an helmet on his head, greaves on his legs, and sandals on his feet ; to favour the posture of his... 