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 146
... dead . Dear as earthly glory may have been to them in days that are past , how gladly would the shrouded inhabitants , the mouldering tenants of the tombs , now exchange their proudest monu- ments for a place among the just ! On many ...
... dead . Dear as earthly glory may have been to them in days that are past , how gladly would the shrouded inhabitants , the mouldering tenants of the tombs , now exchange their proudest monu- ments for a place among the just ! On many ...
Page 305
... dead is attended with little difficulty . The wilderness and solitary place of the savage , and the retired villages of civilized life , are differently situated , in this respect , to the populous town and crowded city . In the latter ...
... dead is attended with little difficulty . The wilderness and solitary place of the savage , and the retired villages of civilized life , are differently situated , in this respect , to the populous town and crowded city . In the latter ...
Page 318
... dead . The chapels are plain , but in excellent keeping . Many would like some stained glass in the large window , and I should have no objection to a little drapery round it , to increase the solemnity of the place ; but these things ...
... dead . The chapels are plain , but in excellent keeping . Many would like some stained glass in the large window , and I should have no objection to a little drapery round it , to increase the solemnity of the place ; but these things ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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