Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, sold at the depository, 56, Paternoster Row, and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard, 1846 - London (England) - 352 pages |
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Page 101
... covered with coloured tiles , arranged in various elegant devices . The dome , which was built by Solyman 1 , is spheri- cal , covered with lead , and crowned by a gilt crescent ; the whole is ninety feet in height , and has a light and ...
... covered with coloured tiles , arranged in various elegant devices . The dome , which was built by Solyman 1 , is spheri- cal , covered with lead , and crowned by a gilt crescent ; the whole is ninety feet in height , and has a light and ...
Page 153
... covered with silk ; his mantle bears an inscription in Persian , setting forth that it had been dipped in the holy well at Mecca , and rendered invulne- rable . Desperate was the attack made on Serin- gapatam by the British and Native ...
... covered with silk ; his mantle bears an inscription in Persian , setting forth that it had been dipped in the holy well at Mecca , and rendered invulne- rable . Desperate was the attack made on Serin- gapatam by the British and Native ...
Page 347
... covered with dimples , unusually small ; not glittering , as when lit up by the sun or moon , but faintly visible , just giving back the light of dawn . I can now see the casks , the crates , the sacks , the cases , the bales and ...
... covered with dimples , unusually small ; not glittering , as when lit up by the sun or moon , but faintly visible , just giving back the light of dawn . I can now see the casks , the crates , the sacks , the cases , the bales and ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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