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 14
... passed , and the warders and armed sentinels have let me proceed without a challenge ; but in olden times the draw- bridge to the Tower was always raised , and the huge , unwieldy gates were always closed . Traitor's Gate looks gloomy ...
... passed , and the warders and armed sentinels have let me proceed without a challenge ; but in olden times the draw- bridge to the Tower was always raised , and the huge , unwieldy gates were always closed . Traitor's Gate looks gloomy ...
Page 211
... passed down the inclined plane , round the circle in the centre , and afterwards ascended the opposite steep . The water was unspilt , the weight unmoved , and the attendant uninjured , though he passed round the upright circle , head ...
... passed down the inclined plane , round the circle in the centre , and afterwards ascended the opposite steep . The water was unspilt , the weight unmoved , and the attendant uninjured , though he passed round the upright circle , head ...
Page 288
... passed in the woody lands on the banks of the Delaware ; and so much was he altered in appearance , that , at first , I passed by him , regarding him as a stranger . Time had been busy with him , bleaching his hair like flax , fur ...
... passed in the woody lands on the banks of the Delaware ; and so much was he altered in appearance , that , at first , I passed by him , regarding him as a stranger . Time had been busy with him , bleaching his hair like flax , fur ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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