Notes and Narratives of a Six Years' Mission, Principally Among the Dens of London |
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Page 14
... Street officer , who yet lives in the neighbour- hood , has detailed strange and terrible scenes to me . One I will give as nearly as possible in his own words , omitting some unpleasant vulgarities : " One of my mates come to me , as ...
... Street officer , who yet lives in the neighbour- hood , has detailed strange and terrible scenes to me . One I will give as nearly as possible in his own words , omitting some unpleasant vulgarities : " One of my mates come to me , as ...
Page 21
... street , and who appeared to have been visited by persons of a character that would hardly be supposed to place confidence in such delusion . One of these fortune - tellers , who , with the others , was visited by me with a view to ...
... street , and who appeared to have been visited by persons of a character that would hardly be supposed to place confidence in such delusion . One of these fortune - tellers , who , with the others , was visited by me with a view to ...
Page 44
... street , Lower Bowling Street , and Bull's Head Court at the lower end , to the depth of seven feet , almost instantaneously . I measured the water mark on the walls . Heavy articles of furniture were washed away , and several persons ...
... street , Lower Bowling Street , and Bull's Head Court at the lower end , to the depth of seven feet , almost instantaneously . I measured the water mark on the walls . Heavy articles of furniture were washed away , and several persons ...
Page 45
... streets . " This illustrates the importance of the very desirable im- provements in progress in London , which remove these wretched habitations , being accompanied by the erection of others more suitable for them . As these ...
... streets . " This illustrates the importance of the very desirable im- provements in progress in London , which remove these wretched habitations , being accompanied by the erection of others more suitable for them . As these ...
Page 57
... Street , where some waste hot water runs from some works through a pipe in the wall - there I washes my shirt . Well , then I runs to the lime - kilns , the other side of Blackfriars Bridge , and there I dries my shirt and puts it on ...
... Street , where some waste hot water runs from some works through a pipe in the wall - there I washes my shirt . Well , then I runs to the lime - kilns , the other side of Blackfriars Bridge , and there I dries my shirt and puts it on ...
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