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Page 27
... edifice to be visited by a perambulator . It is , perhaps , the grandest church in the world , with the exception of St. Peter's at Rome . As an object of general interest , it is entitled to every consideration . In whatever part of ...
... edifice to be visited by a perambulator . It is , perhaps , the grandest church in the world , with the exception of St. Peter's at Rome . As an object of general interest , it is entitled to every consideration . In whatever part of ...
Page 28
... to have been fickle in their attacks on this venerable edifice ; they are not invariably the most prominent parts , nor seemingly those most exposed that are thus bleached ; nor are they the 28 ST . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL .
... to have been fickle in their attacks on this venerable edifice ; they are not invariably the most prominent parts , nor seemingly those most exposed that are thus bleached ; nor are they the 28 ST . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL .
Page 29
... edifice pos- sesses . Old people are usually sticklers for things ancient in appearance , and I would not willingly part with what the finger of time has inscribed on St. Paul's . I have entered the church by the northern door : it is ...
... edifice pos- sesses . Old people are usually sticklers for things ancient in appearance , and I would not willingly part with what the finger of time has inscribed on St. Paul's . I have entered the church by the northern door : it is ...
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... edifice . The old church of St. Paul's had one of the highest spires in the world , it being , with the tower , a height of 534 feet ; but this spire was burned early in the reign of queen Elizabeth , by the carelessness of a plumber ...
... edifice . The old church of St. Paul's had one of the highest spires in the world , it being , with the tower , a height of 534 feet ; but this spire was burned early in the reign of queen Elizabeth , by the carelessness of a plumber ...
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... edifice ; but this altitude is a sad revealer of secrets . We here perceive that the outside is of stone , and the inside of brick . I might enter on a description of the building , its exterior form , and its internal arrangements ...
... edifice ; but this altitude is a sad revealer of secrets . We here perceive that the outside is of stone , and the inside of brick . I might enter on a description of the building , its exterior form , and its internal arrangements ...
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