Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, 1843 - 355 pages |
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Page 7
... fearful to descend alone . I like to roam amid the gathered stores of the British Museum , from the gilt idol to the Elgin marbles , and from the mummies to the manuscripts ; to sit in the reading - room with an interesting volume ...
... fearful to descend alone . I like to roam amid the gathered stores of the British Museum , from the gilt idol to the Elgin marbles , and from the mummies to the manuscripts ; to sit in the reading - room with an interesting volume ...
Page 12
... fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in seasons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ; and Devilin's Tower , near the corner , is not un- stained with ...
... fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in seasons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ; and Devilin's Tower , near the corner , is not un- stained with ...
Page 14
... fearful . Four gates have I passed , and the warders and armed sentinels have let me proceed without a challenge ; but in olden times the draw- bridge to the Tower was always raised , and the huge , unwieldy gates were always closed ...
... fearful . Four gates have I passed , and the warders and armed sentinels have let me proceed without a challenge ; but in olden times the draw- bridge to the Tower was always raised , and the huge , unwieldy gates were always closed ...
Page 40
... fearful height we are elevated from the earth the Monument and the churches are but pigmies to this giant of a cathedral . The Lilli- putian world below shrinks into insignificance ; and not a voice reaches us from the distant multitude ...
... fearful height we are elevated from the earth the Monument and the churches are but pigmies to this giant of a cathedral . The Lilli- putian world below shrinks into insignificance ; and not a voice reaches us from the distant multitude ...
Page 41
... fearful than that from the former . The cupola and the church of St. Paul's prevent the eye from encoun- tering , here , that dreadful depth which appals the gazer from the Monument . Still , as the eye tra- vels down the dome , and ...
... fearful than that from the former . The cupola and the church of St. Paul's prevent the eye from encoun- tering , here , that dreadful depth which appals the gazer from the Monument . Still , as the eye tra- vels down the dome , and ...
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