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 62
... giraffe - house , I came upon some oriental figures , in earnest conversation . For the moment I had forgotten that the giraffes were accompanied by Arabs , so that I was both sur- prised and pleased by the unexpected meeting . The most ...
... giraffe - house , I came upon some oriental figures , in earnest conversation . For the moment I had forgotten that the giraffes were accompanied by Arabs , so that I was both sur- prised and pleased by the unexpected meeting . The most ...
Page 63
... giraffe . A premium was given to the hunter whose horse had first come up with the animal ; and this reward is the more merited , as the labo- rious chase is pursued in the midst of brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the giraffe ...
... giraffe . A premium was given to the hunter whose horse had first come up with the animal ; and this reward is the more merited , as the labo- rious chase is pursued in the midst of brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the giraffe ...
Page 64
... giraffe , captured at four days ' jour- ney to the south - west of Kordofan , will enable us to form some judgment as to its probable age at present ; as I have observed its growth and its mode of life . When it first came into my hands ...
... giraffe , captured at four days ' jour- ney to the south - west of Kordofan , will enable us to form some judgment as to its probable age at present ; as I have observed its growth and its mode of life . When it first came into my hands ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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