The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme: Being that Part of Lincolnshire which is West of TrentLongman, Rees, Orme, & Company, 1839 - 463 pages |
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... formed the extreme point of the Country of the Coritani : under the Saxons it was the northern limit of the large Kingdom of Mercia , and was of course held by Egga , Earl of Lincoln , who as Earl had the third penny of the whole county ...
... formed the extreme point of the Country of the Coritani : under the Saxons it was the northern limit of the large Kingdom of Mercia , and was of course held by Egga , Earl of Lincoln , who as Earl had the third penny of the whole county ...
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... formed a formidable barrier to the progress of the Roman General , and made it necessary for him to employ all his skill and vigilance in order to retain his ground . He died in the year 53 , it is said of vexation , at the little ...
... formed a formidable barrier to the progress of the Roman General , and made it necessary for him to employ all his skill and vigilance in order to retain his ground . He died in the year 53 , it is said of vexation , at the little ...
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... formed part of the great improvement which then took place in the drainage of the Level of Hatfield Chase , by Sir Cor- nelius Vermuyden , and which Dugdale , in his History of Drainage , praises as one of the greatest works ever ...
... formed part of the great improvement which then took place in the drainage of the Level of Hatfield Chase , by Sir Cor- nelius Vermuyden , and which Dugdale , in his History of Drainage , praises as one of the greatest works ever ...
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... formed on the surface of a rock , the seeds of lichens , mosses , and other imperfect vegetables , which are constantly floating in the atmosphere , and which have made it their resting place , begin to vegetate : their death ...
... formed on the surface of a rock , the seeds of lichens , mosses , and other imperfect vegetables , which are constantly floating in the atmosphere , and which have made it their resting place , begin to vegetate : their death ...
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... formed of the alluvial soil deposited by the flux of the tide , mellowed by the sun , and enriched by cultivation through a long series of years . The best lands in the fields and along the Trent side produce excellent crops of potatoes ...
... formed of the alluvial soil deposited by the flux of the tide , mellowed by the sun , and enriched by cultivation through a long series of years . The best lands in the fields and along the Trent side produce excellent crops of potatoes ...
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