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 99
... splendid buildings , especially that of Omar , the finest specimen of Saracenic architecture in the whole world . This splendid building is supposed to occupy the site of the ancient temple of Solomon , which stood on the threshing ...
... splendid buildings , especially that of Omar , the finest specimen of Saracenic architecture in the whole world . This splendid building is supposed to occupy the site of the ancient temple of Solomon , which stood on the threshing ...
Page 226
Old Humphrey. look in , lest some one should jostle me against the splendid panes of plate glass . They are of unusual dimensions . How tastefully are the goods arranged ! A Cashmerian need not be ashamed of these shawls ! A Persian ...
Old Humphrey. look in , lest some one should jostle me against the splendid panes of plate glass . They are of unusual dimensions . How tastefully are the goods arranged ! A Cashmerian need not be ashamed of these shawls ! A Persian ...
Page 273
... splendid city , afterwards a town of little note ; at a still later date it was an unimportant fortress , and now it is a mere miserable village . The costly ruins or its former greatness form a strange contrast to its present ...
... splendid city , afterwards a town of little note ; at a still later date it was an unimportant fortress , and now it is a mere miserable village . The costly ruins or its former greatness form a strange contrast to its present ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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