Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 107
... centre of the city , and in it are chapels , reading - rooms , parlours , and other agencies to interest young men and bring them under good influences . The edifice is of Ohio sand - stone , trimmed with rose - crystal marble , in a ...
... centre of the city , and in it are chapels , reading - rooms , parlours , and other agencies to interest young men and bring them under good influences . The edifice is of Ohio sand - stone , trimmed with rose - crystal marble , in a ...
Page 119
... centre . The convicts are taught various handicrafts ; and a large library is attached to the prison . The Penitentiary was opened in 1829. Charles Dickens carefully studied the prison system of Pennsylvania here , and characterised it ...
... centre . The convicts are taught various handicrafts ; and a large library is attached to the prison . The Penitentiary was opened in 1829. Charles Dickens carefully studied the prison system of Pennsylvania here , and characterised it ...
Page 157
... centre . The Piazza di Spagna , the centre of the Strangers ' Quarter of Rome , is so named from the palace of the Spanish ambassador , situated in one corner of it . It is one of the largest piazzas in Rome , and is paved throughout ...
... centre . The Piazza di Spagna , the centre of the Strangers ' Quarter of Rome , is so named from the palace of the Spanish ambassador , situated in one corner of it . It is one of the largest piazzas in Rome , and is paved throughout ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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