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The first governor of this fortress, in the time of William the Conqueror, was
Geoffry de Mandeville, who laid out much money on the building , and the
present governor is Arthur, duke of Wellington. There is a misshapen irregularity,
a strange ...
The first governor of this fortress, in the time of William the Conqueror, was
Geoffry de Mandeville, who laid out much money on the building , and the
present governor is Arthur, duke of Wellington. There is a misshapen irregularity,
a strange ...
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... has acquired from the dusty records of departed days. What glorious gifts are
memory and imagination ! By these I once more build up the princely pile, long
since dissolved, and people it with the Edwards, and Henries, and Richards of
old.
... has acquired from the dusty records of departed days. What glorious gifts are
memory and imagination ! By these I once more build up the princely pile, long
since dissolved, and people it with the Edwards, and Henries, and Richards of
old.
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St. Paul's, the most gigantic, the most elevated, the most celebrated, and by far
the most conspicuous building in London, is a fit edifice to be visited by a
perambulator. It is, perhaps, the grandest church in the world, with the exception
of St.
St. Paul's, the most gigantic, the most elevated, the most celebrated, and by far
the most conspicuous building in London, is a fit edifice to be visited by a
perambulator. It is, perhaps, the grandest church in the world, with the exception
of St.
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... the weather-bleached stonework of St. Paul's, especially on the south side,
without being able to determine the rule, or the natural laws, by which such an
effect has been produced. Many of the pillars and prominent parts of the building
are, ...
... the weather-bleached stonework of St. Paul's, especially on the south side,
without being able to determine the rule, or the natural laws, by which such an
effect has been produced. Many of the pillars and prominent parts of the building
are, ...
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fire, was altogether ruined ; the foundations of the present building were laid in
1675, and the whole magnificent structure was completed under the direction of
sir Christopher Wren, in thirty-five years, at an expense of a million and a half of ...
fire, was altogether ruined ; the foundations of the present building were laid in
1675, and the whole magnificent structure was completed under the direction of
sir Christopher Wren, in thirty-five years, at an expense of a million and a half of ...
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Page 75 - And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth ! And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes : and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.