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... human being beneath the stars has reason to sing of mercy it is Old Humphrey . I am standing for a moment at the entrance of the Tower , before I pass over the bridge , looking at the broad moat that surrounds the place , and regarding ...
... human being beneath the stars has reason to sing of mercy it is Old Humphrey . I am standing for a moment at the entrance of the Tower , before I pass over the bridge , looking at the broad moat that surrounds the place , and regarding ...
Page 21
... , tear , mangle , batter , and destroy the human form . Thumb - screws , yokes , cravats , billhooks , glaives , gisarmes , ranseurs , partizans , and spontoons ; iron maces , military forks , and THE TOWER OF LONDON . 21.
... , tear , mangle , batter , and destroy the human form . Thumb - screws , yokes , cravats , billhooks , glaives , gisarmes , ranseurs , partizans , and spontoons ; iron maces , military forks , and THE TOWER OF LONDON . 21.
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... without being unjust to the country of another . Pass by in Britain all that is unworthy , and take back in thine affectionate remembrance , all that thou findest in her consistent with humanity , with virtue , 52 LONDON , FROM THE.
... without being unjust to the country of another . Pass by in Britain all that is unworthy , and take back in thine affectionate remembrance , all that thou findest in her consistent with humanity , with virtue , 52 LONDON , FROM THE.
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Old Humphrey. findest in her consistent with humanity , with virtue , with patriotism , and with piety . While the surrounding buildings are lost in the fog , the towers of Westminster Abbey are seen distinctly in the distance , yonder ...
Old Humphrey. findest in her consistent with humanity , with virtue , with patriotism , and with piety . While the surrounding buildings are lost in the fog , the towers of Westminster Abbey are seen distinctly in the distance , yonder ...
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... humanity . We must go down , high as we are , even to the churchyard below , haply to glean there a salutary reflection for the thought of death is often a salutary medicine to the mind . We cannot be too deeply impressed with the ...
... humanity . We must go down , high as we are , even to the churchyard below , haply to glean there a salutary reflection for the thought of death is often a salutary medicine to the mind . We cannot be too deeply impressed with the ...
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