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Page 11
... London Bridge , gazing on the steam- boats as they come and go , and on the forest of masts that rises from the bed of the river . And I like to pause in Smithfield , ere I go by the spot where the martyr has " played the man in the ...
... London Bridge , gazing on the steam- boats as they come and go , and on the forest of masts that rises from the bed of the river . And I like to pause in Smithfield , ere I go by the spot where the martyr has " played the man in the ...
Page 14
... Tower , before I pass over the bridge , looking at the broad moat that surrounds the place , and regarding the huge superannuated pile that never smiled , and that now frowns as darkly as ever . Famous as a fortress , a palace , and a ...
... Tower , before I pass over the bridge , looking at the broad moat that surrounds the place , and regarding the huge superannuated pile that never smiled , and that now frowns as darkly as ever . Famous as a fortress , a palace , and a ...
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... London Bridge . It was in the Lady Chapel of this truly beautifu . Gothic church , that Bonner and Gardiner , whose names are synonymous with bigotry and relentless cruelty , sat in judgment on better men , and condemned them to the ...
... London Bridge . It was in the Lady Chapel of this truly beautifu . Gothic church , that Bonner and Gardiner , whose names are synonymous with bigotry and relentless cruelty , sat in judgment on better men , and condemned them to the ...
Page 48
... London Bridge . Lying as they do , along each side of the river , they resemble two hostile fleets in order of battle , just ready to pour their devastating thunder into each other's bosoms . Lambeth Palace is not visible . Somerset ...
... London Bridge . Lying as they do , along each side of the river , they resemble two hostile fleets in order of battle , just ready to pour their devastating thunder into each other's bosoms . Lambeth Palace is not visible . Somerset ...
Page 75
... streets that appear so crowded , when we are in them , seem but thinly populated when seen from this great elevation , for now we see the real space be- tween one person and another . Even London Bridge has THE MONUMENT . 75.
... streets that appear so crowded , when we are in them , seem but thinly populated when seen from this great elevation , for now we see the real space be- tween one person and another . Even London Bridge has THE MONUMENT . 75.
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