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 20
... head . First come the sabatynes , or steel clogs ; then the greaves , or shin pieces ; then the cuisses , or thigh pieces ; next , the breech mail ; the tuilettes , or waist pieces ; and the cuirass , or breast plate . Now come the ...
... head . First come the sabatynes , or steel clogs ; then the greaves , or shin pieces ; then the cuisses , or thigh pieces ; next , the breech mail ; the tuilettes , or waist pieces ; and the cuirass , or breast plate . Now come the ...
Page 168
... head of the dancing fawn is from a statue , a chef - d'œuvre of the chastest sculptor of Greece . Though there is some doubt whether the figure was executed by Praxiteles , there is none that the head and arms were restored by Michael ...
... head of the dancing fawn is from a statue , a chef - d'œuvre of the chastest sculptor of Greece . Though there is some doubt whether the figure was executed by Praxiteles , there is none that the head and arms were restored by Michael ...
Page 247
... Head " was nothing more than the head of a whale . I have entered my name in the book , kept in the hall for the purpose of receiving the signa- tures of visitors ; given a glance at the gilded idol , and the mysterious impression made ...
... Head " was nothing more than the head of a whale . I have entered my name in the book , kept in the hall for the purpose of receiving the signa- tures of visitors ; given a glance at the gilded idol , and the mysterious impression made ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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