The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events; St. Paul's to St. James'sHutchinson & Company, 1906 - 626 pages |
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... noble Britons sprong from Trojans bold , And Troynovant was built of old Troye's ashes cold . " ( This is one of Spenser's fine old lingering lines , in which he seems to dwell on a fable till he believes it . ) Brutus , having the ...
... noble Britons sprong from Trojans bold , And Troynovant was built of old Troye's ashes cold . " ( This is one of Spenser's fine old lingering lines , in which he seems to dwell on a fable till he believes it . ) Brutus , having the ...
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... noble- men's mansions , and did so till a much later period . There were some in the time of Charles the Second . The manners of the citizens under Henry the Eighth were still rude and riotous , but cheerful ; and manly exercises were ...
... noble- men's mansions , and did so till a much later period . There were some in the time of Charles the Second . The manners of the citizens under Henry the Eighth were still rude and riotous , but cheerful ; and manly exercises were ...
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... noble bridges . New churches also have risen in every direction ; and though the architecture is none of the best , they contribute to a general air of neatness and freshness , which the increase of education and politeness promises to ...
... noble bridges . New churches also have risen in every direction ; and though the architecture is none of the best , they contribute to a general air of neatness and freshness , which the increase of education and politeness promises to ...
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... noble , or of a parti- cular class of knighthood , are thought to be the pages that waited upon him , designated by the fantastic dresses of bear , lion , etc. , which they sometimes wore . Heraldry is full of colour and imagery , and ...
... noble , or of a parti- cular class of knighthood , are thought to be the pages that waited upon him , designated by the fantastic dresses of bear , lion , etc. , which they sometimes wore . Heraldry is full of colour and imagery , and ...
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... noble , is that of the plain English motto assumed by Lord Erskine , Trial by Jury . The devices of the Nelsons and Wellingtons , illustrious as they are , are nothing to this ; for the world might relapse into barbarism , as it has for ...
... noble , is that of the plain English motto assumed by Lord Erskine , Trial by Jury . The devices of the Nelsons and Wellingtons , illustrious as they are , are nothing to this ; for the world might relapse into barbarism , as it has for ...
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