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... possession , formerly in the Heber collection I. 6572 , entitled The churches lamentation for the losse of the godly ... possessed of a true and high- minded character , even if judged by the standard that " a man's life is his ...
... possession , formerly in the Heber collection I. 6572 , entitled The churches lamentation for the losse of the godly ... possessed of a true and high- minded character , even if judged by the standard that " a man's life is his ...
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... of Ed- ward I. , is mentioned in a roll of the earls as having it in his possession . The first edition of Selden's Titles of Honour cannot be found in the library of the Faculty of 4th S. V. JAN . 1 , '70 . ] 15 NOTES AND QUERIES .
... of Ed- ward I. , is mentioned in a roll of the earls as having it in his possession . The first edition of Selden's Titles of Honour cannot be found in the library of the Faculty of 4th S. V. JAN . 1 , '70 . ] 15 NOTES AND QUERIES .
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... possession in 1806 , if not also in 1808 , but must be another one ; ( 4 ) that if both the " Blue Boys " were ... possessed the original " Blue Boy , " and the error being another picture altogether . According to this history ...
... possession in 1806 , if not also in 1808 , but must be another one ; ( 4 ) that if both the " Blue Boys " were ... possessed the original " Blue Boy , " and the error being another picture altogether . According to this history ...
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... possession of Captain Lucas , of Hatfield Peve- ril . From this the well - known prints were taken . Mr. Harrison Ainsworth , in the preface to his tale The Flitch of Bacon , says that a custom al- most precisely similar to that of ...
... possession of Captain Lucas , of Hatfield Peve- ril . From this the well - known prints were taken . Mr. Harrison Ainsworth , in the preface to his tale The Flitch of Bacon , says that a custom al- most precisely similar to that of ...
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... possession all her grandfather's manu- scripts " ? I should have perfectly understood him if he had said that she possessed a collection of his autograph letters , for such writings of any man , however insignificant , are almost always ...
... possession all her grandfather's manu- scripts " ? I should have perfectly understood him if he had said that she possessed a collection of his autograph letters , for such writings of any man , however insignificant , are almost always ...
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