The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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... England cleared of the giants . He had to conquer them . But we shall speak of those personages when we come before their illustrious representatives in Guildhall . This fiction of Troynovant , or New Troy , appears to have arisen from ...
... England cleared of the giants . He had to conquer them . But we shall speak of those personages when we come before their illustrious representatives in Guildhall . This fiction of Troynovant , or New Troy , appears to have arisen from ...
Page 432
... England , upon the affairs of the Irish Church , was introduced to them , and became so intimate as to leave his best gown and cassock there for convenience . He found the coffee also very pleasant , and gradually became too much ...
... England , upon the affairs of the Irish Church , was introduced to them , and became so intimate as to leave his best gown and cassock there for convenience . He found the coffee also very pleasant , and gradually became too much ...
Page 500
... England . The people , sick of gloom and disappointment , were as mad to receive him as he was to come . It was May , and all England dressed itself in garlands and finery . ry . Crowds shouted at him ; music floated around his steps ...
... England . The people , sick of gloom and disappointment , were as mad to receive him as he was to come . It was May , and all England dressed itself in garlands and finery . ry . Crowds shouted at him ; music floated around his steps ...
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