As I passed along the side walls of Westminster Abbey, I hardly saw any thing but marble monuments of great admirals, but which were all too much loaded with finery and ornaments, to make on me at least, the intended impression.
Karl Philipp MoritzAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: September 15, 1756
- Died: June 26, 1793
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