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Page 14
... death , time with eternity , and earth with heaven . THE TOWER OF LONDON . THOUGH I have tramped three or four miles without halting a tolerable breathing bout for an old man- yet do I feel as fresh as when I first started . Surely if ...
... death , time with eternity , and earth with heaven . THE TOWER OF LONDON . THOUGH I have tramped three or four miles without halting a tolerable breathing bout for an old man- yet do I feel as fresh as when I first started . Surely if ...
Page 16
... death . When we think on the multiplied transgressions of mankind , well may we exclaim , " Lord , what is man , that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man , that thou visitest him ? " Psa . viii . 4 . The Tower , we read , was ...
... death . When we think on the multiplied transgressions of mankind , well may we exclaim , " Lord , what is man , that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man , that thou visitest him ? " Psa . viii . 4 . The Tower , we read , was ...
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... death , and I will give thee a crown of life . " Under any cir- cumstances , these are impressive texts of Scripture , but how significant and striking , with the axe of the execu- tioner in prospect ! But enough of the White Tower ...
... death , and I will give thee a crown of life . " Under any cir- cumstances , these are impressive texts of Scripture , but how significant and striking , with the axe of the execu- tioner in prospect ! But enough of the White Tower ...
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... death - grapple took place before the French , and Dutch , and Spanish standard - bearers were despoiled of them . Observe that family group of spectators : they are from the country ; the fatner takes the lead , with a boy of five ...
... death - grapple took place before the French , and Dutch , and Spanish standard - bearers were despoiled of them . Observe that family group of spectators : they are from the country ; the fatner takes the lead , with a boy of five ...
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... death- grapples , the cries and groans , the widow's sighs and orphans ' tears that are required to make up a victory . Look at the awe - struck little urchins , that are gazing with timid air on the monument of Howard . Their attention ...
... death- grapples , the cries and groans , the widow's sighs and orphans ' tears that are required to make up a victory . Look at the awe - struck little urchins , that are gazing with timid air on the monument of Howard . Their attention ...
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