The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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... called Troyno- vant or New Troy , and was said to have been founded by Brutus , great - grandson of Aeneas , from whom the country was called Brutain , or Britain . For noble Britons sprong from Trojans bold , And Troynovant was built ...
... called Troyno- vant or New Troy , and was said to have been founded by Brutus , great - grandson of Aeneas , from whom the country was called Brutain , or Britain . For noble Britons sprong from Trojans bold , And Troynovant was built ...
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... called the Goose and Gridiron . The Goose and Gridiron is said by tradition to have been what was called in the last century a music house ' ; that is to say , a place of entertainment with music . When it ceased to be musical , a ...
... called the Goose and Gridiron . The Goose and Gridiron is said by tradition to have been what was called in the last century a music house ' ; that is to say , a place of entertainment with music . When it ceased to be musical , a ...
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... called Duck Island , he pleasantly erected into a ' Government ' for the French wit and refugee , St. Evremond . He made an aviary on the south - east side of the park , thence called Birdcage Walk ; turned the north side into a mall ...
... called Duck Island , he pleasantly erected into a ' Government ' for the French wit and refugee , St. Evremond . He made an aviary on the south - east side of the park , thence called Birdcage Walk ; turned the north side into a mall ...
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