Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, 1843 - 355 pages |
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Page 55
... attractive , and the walks kept in good order ; while the birds and beasts of all parts of the world are put in requisition , to render the entertainment complete . The varied tastes , as well as dispositions of the visitors , are ...
... attractive , and the walks kept in good order ; while the birds and beasts of all parts of the world are put in requisition , to render the entertainment complete . The varied tastes , as well as dispositions of the visitors , are ...
Page 58
... attractive . I could stand on this bench for an hour . I have given a nut or two to the red and yellow , and the red and blue macaws . How they climb their cage , holding the wires with their crooked bills ! They increase in interest ...
... attractive . I could stand on this bench for an hour . I have given a nut or two to the red and yellow , and the red and blue macaws . How they climb their cage , holding the wires with their crooked bills ! They increase in interest ...
Page 67
... attractive character , but they are sad trespasses on the quietude and repose of the place , and prevent that neatness and order which might otherwise more universally prevail . The Regent's Park and the Surrey Gardens afford much ...
... attractive character , but they are sad trespasses on the quietude and repose of the place , and prevent that neatness and order which might otherwise more universally prevail . The Regent's Park and the Surrey Gardens afford much ...
Page 98
... attractive to all who feel interest in the stupendous events of by - gone days . No wonder , then , that a representation of it , as it now stands , should have drawn together old and young , to satisfy their curiosity in gazing on the ...
... attractive to all who feel interest in the stupendous events of by - gone days . No wonder , then , that a representation of it , as it now stands , should have drawn together old and young , to satisfy their curiosity in gazing on the ...
Page 151
... attractive . But , first , let me ask what has given birth to this museum ? The time is not distant when Britain had no possession in India ; and now , won- derful to tell , a company of British merchants bear rule , either directly or ...
... attractive . But , first , let me ask what has given birth to this museum ? The time is not distant when Britain had no possession in India ; and now , won- derful to tell , a company of British merchants bear rule , either directly or ...
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