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 100
... marble . The lower part of the walls is faced with marble , evidently very ancient ; it is white , with a slight tinge of blue , and pieces wholly blue are occasionally introduced with good effect . Each face is panelled , the sides of ...
... marble . The lower part of the walls is faced with marble , evidently very ancient ; it is white , with a slight tinge of blue , and pieces wholly blue are occasionally introduced with good effect . Each face is panelled , the sides of ...
Page 278
... marble figures on the red marble steps , surrounded by seventy - four gi- gantic frogs spouting out crystal streams . The spectator , unacquainted with the fable of Jupiter metamorphosing the peasants of Lybia into frogs , for refusing ...
... marble figures on the red marble steps , surrounded by seventy - four gi- gantic frogs spouting out crystal streams . The spectator , unacquainted with the fable of Jupiter metamorphosing the peasants of Lybia into frogs , for refusing ...
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... marble , having the semblance of being suddenly broken , is meant to be symbolical of the sudden death of a young lady , aged twenty - five , who was called away from the world without a moment's warning . " Her sun went down while it ...
... marble , having the semblance of being suddenly broken , is meant to be symbolical of the sudden death of a young lady , aged twenty - five , who was called away from the world without a moment's warning . " Her sun went down while it ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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