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Page 28
... attention . I remember to have heard an anecdote about the motto " Resurgam " on the south front . It is said , that when sir Christopher Wren was undecided about the motto he should choose , he had occasion for something to put under a ...
... attention . I remember to have heard an anecdote about the motto " Resurgam " on the south front . It is said , that when sir Christopher Wren was undecided about the motto he should choose , he had occasion for something to put under a ...
Page 31
... him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms of a Highland soldier , by turns attract the attention and secure the admiration of the several ST . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL . 31.
... him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms of a Highland soldier , by turns attract the attention and secure the admiration of the several ST . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL . 31.
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... attention has already been directed to the diminutive figures in bas - relief , representing the stern jailor with his key , and the poor famished prisoner , who is being supplied with food by the philanthropist . At another time their ...
... attention has already been directed to the diminutive figures in bas - relief , representing the stern jailor with his key , and the poor famished prisoner , who is being supplied with food by the philanthropist . At another time their ...
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... attention to their individual interests is visible . The loaded porters are hurrying down the hill to the steam packets ; the cab - drivers and coachmen are lashing their jaded horses up the hill with their fares ; the merchants are ...
... attention to their individual interests is visible . The loaded porters are hurrying down the hill to the steam packets ; the cab - drivers and coachmen are lashing their jaded horses up the hill with their fares ; the merchants are ...
Page 78
... attention or my thoughts , in so novel a situation . While I am looking down from this fearful height , a pair of bright brown pigeons are fearlessly winging their way to and fro , midway between me and the ground . At one moment they ...
... attention or my thoughts , in so novel a situation . While I am looking down from this fearful height , a pair of bright brown pigeons are fearlessly winging their way to and fro , midway between me and the ground . At one moment they ...
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