But he found it strange to think […] of all these little things that cluster round the comings, and the stayings, and the goings, that he would know nothing of them, nothing of what they had been, as long as he lived, […]
The portcullis, which was intended for closing purposes, is described as a flat stone “found sticking up,” which “had never been let down.”[…]The Ante-chamber, or Anti-closet of Mr. Greaves, is fitted on each side with four groves for the reception of portculli or flat stones, to be let down to block up the way to the King’s Room from the Gallery.[…]A boss has been noticed upon this leaf or portcullis. Each groove has a semi-circular top. A French authority makes the whole side to be 9 feet 10 inches long; the width of the groove filled by the portcullis is about 20 inches. Three portculli were thus provided for.
Starting footages should go above the line at the start of the sound and finishing footages beneath the line at the end of it.
Europe, where the Sun dares ſcarce appeare,
For freezing Meteors and congealed cold: […]
