Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, 1843 - 355 pages |
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Page iii
... things more profitable , and better adapted to my years . Different people , however , take different views on most subjects . Believing , as I do , that habitual cheerfulness is no unfit attendant on healthy piety ; and having , also ...
... things more profitable , and better adapted to my years . Different people , however , take different views on most subjects . Believing , as I do , that habitual cheerfulness is no unfit attendant on healthy piety ; and having , also ...
Page v
... things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the cheerful gossip and graver remarks of a friendly old man , on subjects interesting in themselves , will not be ...
... things on which I have treated than myself , though many may know more at any rate , I have persuaded myself that the cheerful gossip and graver remarks of a friendly old man , on subjects interesting in themselves , will not be ...
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... things which are to me sources of gratification . Wrong me not , however , by supposing me to be an idle lounger , an indolent stroller in public places . Sight - seeing may be useful as an occasional re- creation , though it would be ...
... things which are to me sources of gratification . Wrong me not , however , by supposing me to be an idle lounger , an indolent stroller in public places . Sight - seeing may be useful as an occasional re- creation , though it would be ...
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... things remote , and my brother emmets beneath me , by their diminished stature , make me feel little in my own eyes . London , the treasure - house of the earth for wealth and power , as the queen of nations , stretches the sceptre of ...
... things remote , and my brother emmets beneath me , by their diminished stature , make me feel little in my own eyes . London , the treasure - house of the earth for wealth and power , as the queen of nations , stretches the sceptre of ...
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... thing it is , that one can buy such a substantial gratification , as that of lighting up the eye , and gladdening the heart of the poor , at the low price of two - pence ! I like to stand among the gathered group of merchants and ...
... thing it is , that one can buy such a substantial gratification , as that of lighting up the eye , and gladdening the heart of the poor , at the low price of two - pence ! I like to stand among the gathered group of merchants and ...
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