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 29
... effect , however , of the discolouration is highly imposing . It is said , that " mansions may be built , but not oak - trees ; " and certain it is , that if another St. Paul's could be erected , equal in all other respects , it must ...
... effect , however , of the discolouration is highly imposing . It is said , that " mansions may be built , but not oak - trees ; " and certain it is , that if another St. Paul's could be erected , equal in all other respects , it must ...
Page 164
... effect . Histories , descriptions , maps , and prints , are all imperfect and defective , when compared to this immense panorama . They are scraps and mere touches of the pen and pencil : while this imparts , at a glance , at one view ...
... effect . Histories , descriptions , maps , and prints , are all imperfect and defective , when compared to this immense panorama . They are scraps and mere touches of the pen and pencil : while this imparts , at a glance , at one view ...
Page 295
... effect of the paintings thereon , must strike every beholder . The sub- ject of " Phœbus in his Car , preceded by Aurora , and the Morning Star led on by the Hours , with the Zephyrs sporting in his train , " appears to require space ...
... effect of the paintings thereon , must strike every beholder . The sub- ject of " Phœbus in his Car , preceded by Aurora , and the Morning Star led on by the Hours , with the Zephyrs sporting in his train , " appears to require space ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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