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... dome of St. Paul's Cathedral , or assembled in scores at the " ragged Sunday School , " where the lowest of the low receive Christian instruction . I like to hear the sound of the " church - going bell " on the sabbath morn ; to walk in ...
... dome of St. Paul's Cathedral , or assembled in scores at the " ragged Sunday School , " where the lowest of the low receive Christian instruction . I like to hear the sound of the " church - going bell " on the sabbath morn ; to walk in ...
Page 29
... dome above my head . If , clothed and clogged with the infirmity of human nature , such soul - transporting sounds , and rapturous emotions are permitted us , what will be the music of heaven ! and what the unimaginable transports of ...
... dome above my head . If , clothed and clogged with the infirmity of human nature , such soul - transporting sounds , and rapturous emotions are permitted us , what will be the music of heaven ! and what the unimaginable transports of ...
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... dome with wonder . What a pigmy am I , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppressive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the co- lumns , the arches ...
... dome with wonder . What a pigmy am I , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppressive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the co- lumns , the arches ...
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... dome and nave , are motion- less , like the arms which waved them amid the stormy fight . Many a death - grapple took place before the French , and Dutch , and Spanish standard - bearers were despoiled of them . Observe that family ...
... dome and nave , are motion- less , like the arms which waved them amid the stormy fight . Many a death - grapple took place before the French , and Dutch , and Spanish standard - bearers were despoiled of them . Observe that family ...
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... dome , and , at last , have emerged to light . We are now at the top of the cupola , with the ball and cross above us ; and London is spread , like a carpet , beneath our feet . Rather a bold undertaking for an old man ; but I have ...
... dome , and , at last , have emerged to light . We are now at the top of the cupola , with the ball and cross above us ; and London is spread , like a carpet , beneath our feet . Rather a bold undertaking for an old man ; but I have ...
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