Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its Neighbourhood |
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Page 15
... visitor draws upon his memory , and revels in the know- ledge he has acquired from the dusty records of departed days . What glorious gifts are memory and imagina- tion ! By these I once more build up the princely pile , long since ...
... visitor draws upon his memory , and revels in the know- ledge he has acquired from the dusty records of departed days . What glorious gifts are memory and imagina- tion ! By these I once more build up the princely pile , long since ...
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... visitors through the different armouries . There are forty of these men in the Tower , all habited like the royal yeomen of the guard : and besides them there are many other officers , among which are tleman gaoler , " and four gunners ...
... visitors through the different armouries . There are forty of these men in the Tower , all habited like the royal yeomen of the guard : and besides them there are many other officers , among which are tleman gaoler , " and four gunners ...
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... visitors before me , and their admiration and praise are unbounded . One timid female alone has whis- pered the word " dreadful ! " and dreadful they are cross - bows , daggers , swords , pikes , and hal- berds , hand - guns ...
... visitors before me , and their admiration and praise are unbounded . One timid female alone has whis- pered the word " dreadful ! " and dreadful they are cross - bows , daggers , swords , pikes , and hal- berds , hand - guns ...
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... 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 , and forget the wounds and death - grap- ples , the ...
... 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 , and forget the wounds and death - grap- ples , the ...
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... visitor . The man of letters comes here , a pilgrim to the shrine of talent , and pays a willing homage to departed intellect . And these , then , are the most enduring records of this world's admiration ! What a tale of hu- miliation ...
... visitor . The man of letters comes here , a pilgrim to the shrine of talent , and pays a willing homage to departed intellect . And these , then , are the most enduring records of this world's admiration ! What a tale of hu- miliation ...
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