Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodR. Carter, 1845 - 279 pages |
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... minds of my readers , but , on the contrary , to interest and instruct them . There are some who know less of the things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more : at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the ...
... minds of my readers , but , on the contrary , to interest and instruct them . There are some who know less of the things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more : at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the ...
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... mind . The White Tower there , had it a tongue , could tell me a fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in sea- sons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ...
... mind . The White Tower there , had it a tongue , could tell me a fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in sea- sons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ...
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... mind . It is a confused heap , made up of towers of stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , sentinels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -- but I will enter the place . The Tower was not ...
... mind . It is a confused heap , made up of towers of stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , sentinels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -- but I will enter the place . The Tower was not ...
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... mind that our days upon earth are a shadow . ' " The finely wrought and imposing figures of Nelson , with the lion beneath him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms of a ...
... mind that our days upon earth are a shadow . ' " The finely wrought and imposing figures of Nelson , with the lion beneath him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms of a ...
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... mind with a sense of ex- tent and ponderosity . It makes one reflect on the neces- sity of a firm foundation for such a colossal pile . The statue of St. Paul there , on the west end of the cathedral , with its back towards us , has but ...
... mind with a sense of ex- tent and ponderosity . It makes one reflect on the neces- sity of a firm foundation for such a colossal pile . The statue of St. Paul there , on the west end of the cathedral , with its back towards us , has but ...
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Page 221 - These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them : for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings : and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
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Page 201 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you : who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass ; 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth...
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Page 236 - A million torches lighted by thy hand Wander unwearied through the blue abyss : They own thy power, accomplish thy command. All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss, What shall we call them ? Piles of crystal light, A glorious company of golden streams, Lamps of celestial ether burning bright, Suns lighting systems with their joyous beams ? But thou to these art as the noon to night.
Page 13 - God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul.