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... royal bard ; and it appeared in the Times of May 9 , 1859 , signed T. It was , of course , a warn- ing against the " French colonels " and their chief , as " only the devil knows what he means . " On May 29 , 1859 , General Peel , then ...
... royal bard ; and it appeared in the Times of May 9 , 1859 , signed T. It was , of course , a warn- ing against the " French colonels " and their chief , as " only the devil knows what he means . " On May 29 , 1859 , General Peel , then ...
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... Royal Astronomical Society , from which I send the following extract : - " The accompanying MS . volume ( placed in the Library ) gives eclipses in this country for a period of about 2,000 years , from A.D. 538 to A.D. 2500 , being re ...
... Royal Astronomical Society , from which I send the following extract : - " The accompanying MS . volume ( placed in the Library ) gives eclipses in this country for a period of about 2,000 years , from A.D. 538 to A.D. 2500 , being re ...
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... royal cortège " at the accession of Louis Philippe ? 66 S. O. Hastings . EDWARD H. MARSHALL , M.A. This expression is duly given in Dr. Murray's ' New English Dictionary , ' and is explained as a corrupt form of " another gates ...
... royal cortège " at the accession of Louis Philippe ? 66 S. O. Hastings . EDWARD H. MARSHALL , M.A. This expression is duly given in Dr. Murray's ' New English Dictionary , ' and is explained as a corrupt form of " another gates ...
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... Royal 24mo . cloth , 3s . 6d . ; morocco , 68. 6d . Foolscap 8vo . cloth , 4s . 6d . ; Persian roan , 68 .; morocco , 9s . ; and in several other sizes . Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire . 12 original numbers , 82. 88.- 201. - Sculptured ...
... Royal 24mo . cloth , 3s . 6d . ; morocco , 68. 6d . Foolscap 8vo . cloth , 4s . 6d . ; Persian roan , 68 .; morocco , 9s . ; and in several other sizes . Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire . 12 original numbers , 82. 88.- 201. - Sculptured ...
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... Royal Library , having been bought ( for 32l . Os . 6d . ) at the sale of James's West's library , in March , 1773 , nor am I aware of any authority , save that of the anecdote above mentioned , for supposing that Dr. Askew ever ...
... Royal Library , having been bought ( for 32l . Os . 6d . ) at the sale of James's West's library , in March , 1773 , nor am I aware of any authority , save that of the anecdote above mentioned , for supposing that Dr. Askew ever ...
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Page 180 - Because you are not merry : and 'twere as easy For you to laugh and leap and say you are merry, Because you are not sad. Now, by two-headed Janus, Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time : Some that will evermore peep through their eyes And laugh like parrots at a bag-piper, And other of such vinegar aspect That they'll not show their teeth in way of smile, Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.
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Page 80 - MINE be a cot beside the hill, A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest.
Page 285 - royal bird'? Gone down, it seems, to Scotland to be fiddled Unto by Sawney's violin, we have heard: 'Caw me, caw thee'— for six months hath been hatching This scene of royal itch and loyal scratching.