Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodRobert Carter & Brothers, 1854 - 286 pages |
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Page 30
... wonder . What a pigmy I am , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppres- sive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the columns , the arches , and the ...
... wonder . What a pigmy I am , compared to this stupendous structure , which is itself but a speck in creation ! The oppres- sive vastness of the church is increased by its absence of ornament . Not that the columns , the arches , and the ...
Page 31
... wonder whether he is as much in earnest after the things of a better world , as he appears to be after the things in this . It is high time for him to be setting his affections on things that are above , bearing in mind that ' our days ...
... wonder whether he is as much in earnest after the things of a better world , as he appears to be after the things in this . It is high time for him to be setting his affections on things that are above , bearing in mind that ' our days ...
Page 52
... wonder and delight . He in the white trowsers is evidently thinking of the bear in Robinson Crusoe , that Friday made to dance on the bough . The little toddler looks up with an awe - struck face , to ask whether they will bite ; and ...
... wonder and delight . He in the white trowsers is evidently thinking of the bear in Robinson Crusoe , that Friday made to dance on the bough . The little toddler looks up with an awe - struck face , to ask whether they will bite ; and ...
Page 62
... wonder - working hands had flung on the canvass such vivid representations of breathing things . But though he boldly ventured on his enterprise , it was soon per- ceived by more than one of his auditory , that he had un- dertaken much ...
... wonder - working hands had flung on the canvass such vivid representations of breathing things . But though he boldly ventured on his enterprise , it was soon per- ceived by more than one of his auditory , that he had un- dertaken much ...
Page 81
... wonder , then , that a panoramic repre- sentation of the " Holy City " should be an object of general attraction . It is an excellent custom , before witnessing an inter- esting spectacle , to make some preparation to make the most of ...
... wonder , then , that a panoramic repre- sentation of the " Holy City " should be an object of general attraction . It is an excellent custom , before witnessing an inter- esting spectacle , to make some preparation to make the most of ...
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