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... minds of my readers , but , on the contrary , to interest and instruct them . There are some who know less of the things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the ...
... minds of my readers , but , on the contrary , to interest and instruct them . There are some who know less of the things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the ...
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... mind . The White Tower there , had it a tongue , could tell me a fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in seasons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ...
... mind . The White Tower there , had it a tongue , could tell me a fearful tale ! How often has Bell Tower rung out its alarms , in seasons of turbulence and strife . Beauchamp's Tower is associated with deeds of oppression and cruelty ...
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... mind . It is a confused heap , made up of towers of stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , senti- nels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -- but I will enter the place . The Tower was not ...
... mind . It is a confused heap , made up of towers of stone , brick , and cement , of houses , bastions , batteries , and turrets , of walls , senti- nels , chimney - pots , and vanes : -- but I will enter the place . The Tower was not ...
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... mind that ' our days upon earth are a shadow . ' ,,, The finely - wrought and imposing figures of Nel- son , with the lion beneath him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms ...
... mind that ' our days upon earth are a shadow . ' ,,, The finely - wrought and imposing figures of Nel- son , with the lion beneath him ; sir John Moore wounded and dying ; and sir Ralph Abercrombie falling from his horse into the arms ...
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... below my feet impresses the mind with a sense of extent and ponderosity . It makes one reflect on the necessity of a firm foundation for such a colossal pile . The statue of St Paul , there , on the 40 LONDON , FROM THE.
... below my feet impresses the mind with a sense of extent and ponderosity . It makes one reflect on the necessity of a firm foundation for such a colossal pile . The statue of St Paul , there , on the 40 LONDON , FROM THE.
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