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Page 28
... attention . I remember to have heard an anecdote about the motto " Resurgam " on the south front . It is said , that when sir Christopher Wren was unde- cided about the motto he should choose , he had occasion for something to put under ...
... attention . I remember to have heard an anecdote about the motto " Resurgam " on the south front . It is said , that when sir Christopher Wren was unde- cided about the motto he should choose , he had occasion for something to put under ...
Page 32
... attention and secure the admiration of the several visitors of the cathedral . The soldier and the sailor , on entering this much - frequented place , must feel an additional enthusiasm . They see the homage that is paid to the hero ...
... attention and secure the admiration of the several visitors of the cathedral . The soldier and the sailor , on entering this much - frequented place , must feel an additional enthusiasm . They see the homage that is paid to the hero ...
Page 87
... any other ; the same busy , bustling , selfish attention to their individual interests is visible . The loaded porters are hurrying down the hill to the steam- packets ; the cab - drivers and coachmen are lash- THE MONUMENT . 87.
... any other ; the same busy , bustling , selfish attention to their individual interests is visible . The loaded porters are hurrying down the hill to the steam- packets ; the cab - drivers and coachmen are lash- THE MONUMENT . 87.
Page 91
... to my attention or my thoughts , in so novel a situation . While I am looking down from this fearful height , a pair of bright brown pigeons are fearlessly winging their way to and fro , midway between THE MONUMENT . 91.
... to my attention or my thoughts , in so novel a situation . While I am looking down from this fearful height , a pair of bright brown pigeons are fearlessly winging their way to and fro , midway between THE MONUMENT . 91.
Page 101
... attention of the spectator ; but it is not to see a representation of these , that a visit is paid to the panorama of Je- rusalem . What though other buildings now occupy the places where once stood the Temple of Solomon , the castle of ...
... attention of the spectator ; but it is not to see a representation of these , that a visit is paid to the panorama of Je- rusalem . What though other buildings now occupy the places where once stood the Temple of Solomon , the castle of ...
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