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... stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , sentinels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -but 1 will enter the place . The Tower was not always so easy of access ; for power is jealous , and ...
... stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , sentinels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -but 1 will enter the place . The Tower was not always so easy of access ; for power is jealous , and ...
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... stone steps , gazed on the shipping in the river , walked in part round the Tower , passed by the Devil's Battery , the Stone Battery , and the Wooden Battery , and am now returned to the White Tower , so called because Henry III ...
... stone steps , gazed on the shipping in the river , walked in part round the Tower , passed by the Devil's Battery , the Stone Battery , and the Wooden Battery , and am now returned to the White Tower , so called because Henry III ...
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... , as well as the great depĂ´t of musk- ets . The Regalia , also , has been visited by me , and now I am on the top of Devilin's Tower , looking down on the new stone battery of six guns : the 3 THE TOWER OF LONDON . 25.
... , as well as the great depĂ´t of musk- ets . The Regalia , also , has been visited by me , and now I am on the top of Devilin's Tower , looking down on the new stone battery of six guns : the 3 THE TOWER OF LONDON . 25.
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Old Humphrey. on the new stone battery of six guns : the sentinel is regarding me attentively . Rusty locks , and harsh jar- ring hinges have turned for me . Trap - doors have been forced open for me , and I have visited the vaults and ...
Old Humphrey. on the new stone battery of six guns : the sentinel is regarding me attentively . Rusty locks , and harsh jar- ring hinges have turned for me . Trap - doors have been forced open for me , and I have visited the vaults and ...
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... stone that was about to be placed in a certain position , when a workman brought him a piece of an old tomb - stone , on which was graven the word Resurgam . This word was instantly adopted as the required motto . Whether this story be ...
... stone that was about to be placed in a certain position , when a workman brought him a piece of an old tomb - stone , on which was graven the word Resurgam . This word was instantly adopted as the required motto . Whether this story be ...
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