Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, 1843 - 355 pages |
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... Change , just long enough for the rolling din of mingled voices and varied languages to make me estimate more highly quietude and peace . I like , now and then , to peep at the Parks , and Kensington Gardens , B 2 CITY GRATIFICATIONS . 5.
... Change , just long enough for the rolling din of mingled voices and varied languages to make me estimate more highly quietude and peace . I like , now and then , to peep at the Parks , and Kensington Gardens , B 2 CITY GRATIFICATIONS . 5.
Page 13
... mingling of ancient and modern times ; an ano- malous jumbling together of things wont to be kept separate , about the Tower , that takes away the impression which a castle or fortress usually makes on the mind . It is a confused heap ...
... mingling of ancient and modern times ; an ano- malous jumbling together of things wont to be kept separate , about the Tower , that takes away the impression which a castle or fortress usually makes on the mind . It is a confused heap ...
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... mingled together , before plate armour became general . Plate armour was not only plain , but also fluted , black , bronzed , and engraved , as well as inlaid and embossed . Armour was at times so expen- sive , that it was said of sir ...
... mingled together , before plate armour became general . Plate armour was not only plain , but also fluted , black , bronzed , and engraved , as well as inlaid and embossed . Armour was at times so expen- sive , that it was said of sir ...
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... mingled with wheel - locks , snap- haunces , calivers , and carabines . There seems no end to the ingenious devices of strife and vio- lence , anger and hatred , malice and all uncharita- bleness . Esclopettes , fusils , musketoons ...
... mingled with wheel - locks , snap- haunces , calivers , and carabines . There seems no end to the ingenious devices of strife and vio- lence , anger and hatred , malice and all uncharita- bleness . Esclopettes , fusils , musketoons ...
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... mingled in my thoughts . There is a tournament on the Tower Green ; a press of knights , and a concourse of dainty dames . The massy walls give back the flourish of the trumpets . Minstrels and esquires , retainers , pages , and ...
... mingled in my thoughts . There is a tournament on the Tower Green ; a press of knights , and a concourse of dainty dames . The massy walls give back the flourish of the trumpets . Minstrels and esquires , retainers , pages , and ...
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