In the middle of Rue Saint-D enis, almost at the corner of Rue du Petit-L ion, there existed but lately, one of those houses so valuable to the historian, in facilitating his task of reconstructing ancient Paris by analogy. The tottering walls of this dilapidated house seemed to have been checkered with hieroglyphics. What better name could the chance observer give to the Xand V, traced upon the facade by transversal or diagonal pieces of wood, indicated in the whitewash by narrow parallel crevices? The lightest carriage in passing by evidently shook every rafter in its mortice. This venerable edifice was surmounted by a triangular roof whose like will soon become extinct in Paris. Distorted by the inclemency of the Parisian climate this roof projected three feet over the road, as much to screen the threshold of the door from rain as to shelter the wall of an attic, and its window without a sill. This last story was built of planks nailed one over the other like slates, doubtless to prevent the overburdening of this fragile structure. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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In the middle of Rue Saint-D enis, almost at the corner of Rue du Petit-L ion, there existed but lately, one of those houses so valuable to the historian, in facilitating his task of reconstructing ancient Paris by analogy. The tottering walls of this dilapidated house seemed to have been checkered with hieroglyphics. What better name could the chance observer give to the Xand V, traced upon the facade by transversal or diagonal pieces of wood, indicated in the whitewash by narrow parallel crevices? The lightest carriage in passing by evidently shook every rafter in its mortice. This venerable edifice was surmounted by a triangular roof whose like will soon become extinct in Paris. Distorted by the inclemency of the Parisian climate this roof projected three feet over the road, as much to screen the threshold of the door from rain as to shelter the wall of an attic, and its window without a sill. This last story was built of planks nailed one over the other like slates, doubtless to prevent the overburdening of this fragile structure.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org