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Page 38
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
...
Page 69
The National Gallery of Paintings which I am about to visit is in the new building
there , with the Corinthian - pillared portico , erected on the site of the Riding -
school of the Royal Mews , Charing Cross . The building , though a fine one , is
not ...
The National Gallery of Paintings which I am about to visit is in the new building
there , with the Corinthian - pillared portico , erected on the site of the Riding -
school of the Royal Mews , Charing Cross . The building , though a fine one , is
not ...
Page 92
The Mansion House looks like a spireless church up above the surrounding
buildings ; but the cathedral of St. Paul is the great ... The Tower has just caught
my eye ; the centre building , with the four square turrets , has a fortlike
appearance .
The Mansion House looks like a spireless church up above the surrounding
buildings ; but the cathedral of St. Paul is the great ... The Tower has just caught
my eye ; the centre building , with the four square turrets , has a fortlike
appearance .
Page 256
I must go nearer , and exchange a word or two with these veterans . say that this
is a handsome building , is not saying much ; for we may rest assured that every
edifice designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren has much to recommend it .
I must go nearer , and exchange a word or two with these veterans . say that this
is a handsome building , is not saying much ; for we may rest assured that every
edifice designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren has much to recommend it .
Page 257
they are , and see the warriors of by - gone days the partakers of a peace that “
passeth all understanding ; " but a plain building seems to me more suitable to
them , as a dwelling - place , than a structure of magnificence and splendour .
they are , and see the warriors of by - gone days the partakers of a peace that “
passeth all understanding ; " but a plain building seems to me more suitable to
them , as a dwelling - place , than a structure of magnificence and splendour .
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Page 139 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Page 208 - And now art thou cursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength : a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 75 - And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, "Loose him, and let him go.
Page 9 - For why? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.
Page 249 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you : who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass ; 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth...
Page 260 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 307 - Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning ; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : for he shall receive me.
Page 61 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 9 - God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul.
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.
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| Title | Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its Neighbourhood Volume 26, Issue 292 of Opie collection of children's literature |
| Author | Old Humphrey |
| Contributor | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | Religious Tract Society, 1799 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 355 pages |
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