The Antiquary, Volumes 3-4E.W. Allen, 1873 |
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... original form , is ceor , a bondsman ; connected with ceorl , literally one who is collared , " and finally " churl , " the lowest grade of Saxon freeman ; the root of the two last syllables is in mód , i.e. , mood or mind , amplified ...
... original form , is ceor , a bondsman ; connected with ceorl , literally one who is collared , " and finally " churl , " the lowest grade of Saxon freeman ; the root of the two last syllables is in mód , i.e. , mood or mind , amplified ...
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... Original tomb destroy- ed by fire , 1694 . King's constable in Ireland . Brother of Queen Jane Seymour . Probable site of inter- ment . Sub - Treasurer of Eng . Sometime citizen and draper of London . } - Original brasses lost . Brass ...
... Original tomb destroy- ed by fire , 1694 . King's constable in Ireland . Brother of Queen Jane Seymour . Probable site of inter- ment . Sub - Treasurer of Eng . Sometime citizen and draper of London . } - Original brasses lost . Brass ...
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... original read : — From these considerations , I am confident ' I'll get thee Young sea - mews from the rock . ' The sea - mews make their nests in rocks close to the sea . The manner in which the error took place is obvious . The ...
... original read : — From these considerations , I am confident ' I'll get thee Young sea - mews from the rock . ' The sea - mews make their nests in rocks close to the sea . The manner in which the error took place is obvious . The ...
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... original Celtic inhabi- " King of Christmas " -Iron Implements at Kings Sedgemoor - tants were driven to the west before the Northmen , who Ornamental Sculptures from Mar's Work , " Stirling - Destiny of the Sovereigns of France - Poems ...
... original Celtic inhabi- " King of Christmas " -Iron Implements at Kings Sedgemoor - tants were driven to the west before the Northmen , who Ornamental Sculptures from Mar's Work , " Stirling - Destiny of the Sovereigns of France - Poems ...
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... original papers , containing , " & c . " Also State Poems on the late times , by Mr. Dryden , Sir George Etheridge ... originals , or best copies ; and to a marriage of some laird of Balgay , of which I have heard they are here ...
... original papers , containing , " & c . " Also State Poems on the late times , by Mr. Dryden , Sir George Etheridge ... originals , or best copies ; and to a marriage of some laird of Balgay , of which I have heard they are here ...
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Page 182 - He had, by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company ; and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing, engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and in order to revenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him.
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Page 2 - And she may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
Page 182 - A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then -Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it. He thinks himself great; Yet an asse in his state, "We allow by his ears but with asses to mate, If Lucy is lowsie, as some volke miscalle it, Then sing lowsie Lucy whatever befall it.
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