The Antiquary, Volumes 3-4E.W. Allen, 1873 |
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himself of the property . In the event of Miles wishing to quit possession at the end of the first three years , he was at liberty so to do by giving 6 months ' notice of such his in- tention . Mr. Robbins covenanted that he would ...
himself of the property . In the event of Miles wishing to quit possession at the end of the first three years , he was at liberty so to do by giving 6 months ' notice of such his in- tention . Mr. Robbins covenanted that he would ...
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... possession . The recum bent tombstones of England and Scotland , speaking from memory , are at Penrith , where there are several ; these are figured ( not at all accurately ) by Pennant ( I think ) . There is one or more at Abercorn ...
... possession . The recum bent tombstones of England and Scotland , speaking from memory , are at Penrith , where there are several ; these are figured ( not at all accurately ) by Pennant ( I think ) . There is one or more at Abercorn ...
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... possession of Earl Spencer , with date 1423. It was found pasted on the inside of the right - hand cover of a manuscript volume in the Library of the Convent of Buxheim , near Memmingen , in Suabia . The MS . , entitled " Laus Virginis ...
... possession of Earl Spencer , with date 1423. It was found pasted on the inside of the right - hand cover of a manuscript volume in the Library of the Convent of Buxheim , near Memmingen , in Suabia . The MS . , entitled " Laus Virginis ...
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... possession of the publishers ( a thick paper copy ) was sold by them for fifty shillings . D. Jackson . A volume on Peruvian Antiquities , translated from the Spanish of Mariano Edward Rivero by F. L. Hawks , D.D. , LL.D. , was ...
... possession of the publishers ( a thick paper copy ) was sold by them for fifty shillings . D. Jackson . A volume on Peruvian Antiquities , translated from the Spanish of Mariano Edward Rivero by F. L. Hawks , D.D. , LL.D. , was ...
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... possession . A sublime effusion , certainly ! " William Cave's is my name , And with my pen i write the same ; The rose is red , the grass is green , The days are spent which i have seen : If any won this book doth find , I hope they ...
... possession . A sublime effusion , certainly ! " William Cave's is my name , And with my pen i write the same ; The rose is red , the grass is green , The days are spent which i have seen : If any won this book doth find , I hope they ...
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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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