 | Charles baron Dupin - 1825 - 430 Seiten
...perseverance, and paternal care, the surrounding great work principally owes its design, accomplishmcnl, and regulations, the directors and proprietors, deprived by his death, on the "2 1st May, 1809, of the continuance of his invaluable services, by their unanimous vote caused this... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1884 - 628 Seiten
...At the principal entrance is a bronze statue, erected to perpetuate the memory of Robert Milligan, "a merchant of London, to whose genius, perseverance,...work principally owes its design, accomplishment, and regulation." This statue, which was executed by Sir R. Westmacott, is of life-size, placed on a granite... | |
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At the principal entrance is a bronze statue, erected to perpetuate the memory of Robert Milligan, "a merchant of London, to whose genius, perseverance, and guardian care, the surrounding great work principally owes its design, accomplishment, and regulation. 