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" A monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the figure of an urn, giving him directions for the compass and height of it, and to bring with it a board of the just height of his body. These being got, then, without... "
The Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr ... - Page 123
by Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1817
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 103

1833 - 614 pages
...figure of an urn, giving him directions for the compass and height of it ; and to bring with it a board, the just height of his body. These being got, then...readiness to draw his picture, which was taken as folio we th. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that...
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The Church of England magazine [afterw.] The Church of ..., Volumes 32-33

1852 - 1000 pages
...Dr. Donne at this time had a monument made for him. This monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the figure of...choice painter was got to be in readiness to draw his pictare, which was taken as followeth : Several charcoal iires being first made in his large study,...
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Ecclesiastical Biography: Or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with ..., Volume 3

Christopher Wordsworth (DD.) - 1839 - 686 pages
...being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carrer to make for him in wood the figure of an urn, giving1 him directions for the compass and height of it ;...then, without delay a choice painter was got to be in a readiness to draw his picture, which was taken as followeth. — Several charcoal-fires being first...
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Devotions, by J. Donne. With two sermons. i. On the decease of lady Danvers ...

John Donne - 1840 - 356 pages
...monument it should be ; that was left to Dr. Donne himself. A monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the figure of...picture, which was taken as followeth : — several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that place his winding-sheet...
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Last Hours of Christians; or, an Account of the deaths of some eminent ...

Henry CLISSOLD - 1847 - 276 pages
...Dr. Donne at this time had a monument made for him. This monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the figure of...his picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that place his winding...
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Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Charles Knight - 1851 - 874 pages
...friend's wishes into effect was not a little remarkable. He first sent for a carver to make him an urn. "Then without delay a choice painter was got to be...his picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that place his winding-sheet...
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Knight's Cyclopædia of London, 1851

Charles Knight - 1851 - 882 pages
...friend's wishes into effect was not a little remarkable. He first sent for a carver to make him an urn. " Then without delay a choice painter was got to be...his picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that place his winding-sheet...
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London, Volumes 3-4

Joseph Curtis Platt, George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 860 pages
...friend's wishes into effect was not a little remarkable. He first Bent for a carver to make him an urn. " Then without delay a choice painter was got to be in readiness to draw hv picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study,...
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Notes and Queries

1852 - 782 pages
...supposed. The incident is thus related by Walton : " A monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the figure of...his picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought with him into that place his winding-sheet...
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Notes and Queries

1852 - 650 pages
...: " A monument being resolved upon, Dr. Donne sent for a carver to make for him in wood the fif uri urn, giving him directions for the compass and height...his picture, which was taken as followeth. Several charcoal fires being first made in his large study, he brought •with him into that place his winding-sheet...
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