Toward the sunrise, being sketches of travel in Europe and the East, to which is added a Memorial sketch of the Rev. William Morley Punshon (1883) (14779676771)

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Title: Toward the sunrise, being sketches of travel in Europe and the East, to which is added a Memorial sketch of the Rev. William Morley Punshon
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Johnston, Hugh, 1840-1922 Punshon, William Morley, 1824-1881
Subjects: Punshon, William Morley, 1824-1881 Egypt -- Description and travel Palestine -- Description and travel Europe -- Description and travel Israel -- Description and travel Middle East -- Description and travel
Publisher: Toronto, Briggs
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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CHAPTER IV. THE HEART OF LONDON. The Heart of London—The Bank—Exchange—Mansion House—National Gallery—Madame Tussaud—Zoological Gardens—SouthKensington—The British Museum—City Road Chapel—BunhillFields Cemetery—The Childrens Home. There is no end in the exploration of the labyrinthsof London. How its streets, and squares, and bridgesremind one of Dickens (whose last letter, in his ownhandwriting, is seen in the British Museum), and thevery names of his characters, even to Dombey & Son,are found over shop doors and on street signs. The real London is inside of Temple Bar. Thatdark old archway no longer obstructs the streets. Butsince it served to hold up the heads of so many traitors,that were here exposed, a monument marks the spotwhere it so long stood. Among the churches afterWestminster Abbey and St. Pauls Cathedral, whosemighty dome, noble as St. Peters at Rome, attracts alleyes and draws all feet toward it, is Bow Church, oneof Sir Christopher Wrens hand