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Page 27
... edifice to be visited by a peram- bulator . It is , perhaps , the grandest church in the world , with the exception of St. Peter's at Rome . As an object of general interest , it is entitled to every con- sideration . In whatever part ...
... edifice to be visited by a peram- bulator . It is , perhaps , the grandest church in the world , with the exception of St. Peter's at Rome . As an object of general interest , it is entitled to every con- sideration . In whatever part ...
Page 29
... edifice ; they are not invari- ably the most prominent parts , nor seemingly those most exposed that are thus bleached ; nor are they the most secluded that are dingy and dirty . The general effect , however , of the discolouration is ...
... edifice ; they are not invari- ably the most prominent parts , nor seemingly those most exposed that are thus bleached ; nor are they the most secluded that are dingy and dirty . The general effect , however , of the discolouration is ...
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... edifice . The old church of St. Paul's had one of the highest spires in the world , it being , with the tower , a height of 534 feet ; but this spire was burned early in the reign of queen Elizabeth , by the carelessness of a plumber ...
... edifice . The old church of St. Paul's had one of the highest spires in the world , it being , with the tower , a height of 534 feet ; but this spire was burned early in the reign of queen Elizabeth , by the carelessness of a plumber ...
Page 40
... edifice ; but this altitude is a sad revealer of secrets . We here perceive that the outside is of stone , and the inside of brick . I might enter on a description of the building , its exterior form , and its internal arrangements ...
... edifice ; but this altitude is a sad revealer of secrets . We here perceive that the outside is of stone , and the inside of brick . I might enter on a description of the building , its exterior form , and its internal arrangements ...
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... edifice was a sore visitation to the mer- chants of London . It was a singular circumstance that while the fire was at its height , the chimes in the tower of the building were playing the tune , " There's nae luck about the house ...
... edifice was a sore visitation to the mer- chants of London . It was a singular circumstance that while the fire was at its height , the chimes in the tower of the building were playing the tune , " There's nae luck about the house ...
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