Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its Neighbourhood |
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Page 30
... whole , than seen in the costliness of its in- dividual parts . Those who have seen the scaffolding erected here on the first Thursday in June , occupied by seven thousand children , have gazed on a spectacle that they are not likely to ...
... whole , than seen in the costliness of its in- dividual parts . Those who have seen the scaffolding erected here on the first Thursday in June , occupied by seven thousand children , have gazed on a spectacle that they are not likely to ...
Page 36
... whole magnificent structure was completed under the direction of sir Chris- topher Wren , in thirty - five years , at an expense of a million and a half of money . The black and white Corinthian marble columns of the choir , the ...
... whole magnificent structure was completed under the direction of sir Chris- topher Wren , in thirty - five years , at an expense of a million and a half of money . The black and white Corinthian marble columns of the choir , the ...
Page 51
... whole creation be linked and bound together in the bond of brotherhood ? Well , here are the bears , brown and black ; and there stands a gentlemanly figure hardly looking at them . He has seen them before over and over again ; he has ...
... whole creation be linked and bound together in the bond of brotherhood ? Well , here are the bears , brown and black ; and there stands a gentlemanly figure hardly looking at them . He has seen them before over and over again ; he has ...
Page 64
... whole collection . Though painted by Sa- bastian , it was designed by Michael Angelo , who , it is thought , in his impatience to see his vivid conception embodied , snatched the pencil from the hand of Sebas- tian , and in a kind of ...
... whole collection . Though painted by Sa- bastian , it was designed by Michael Angelo , who , it is thought , in his impatience to see his vivid conception embodied , snatched the pencil from the hand of Sebas- tian , and in a kind of ...
Page 74
... whole streets at once in flames , that issued forth as if they had been so many great forges from the opposite windows , which , folding together , united into one great flame throughout the whole street ; and then you might see the ...
... whole streets at once in flames , that issued forth as if they had been so many great forges from the opposite windows , which , folding together , united into one great flame throughout the whole street ; and then you might see the ...
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