A History, Military and Municipal, of the Ancient Borough of the Devizes: And, Subordinately, of the Entire Hundred of Potterne and Cannings, in which it is Included |
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... than in embankment . " I will say nothing , " remarks Asser , " of the Castles which Alfred ordered to be built , but which , being begun late , were never finished ; because the hostile troops broke in upon 4 HISTORY OF DEVIZES .
... than in embankment . " I will say nothing , " remarks Asser , " of the Castles which Alfred ordered to be built , but which , being begun late , were never finished ; because the hostile troops broke in upon 4 HISTORY OF DEVIZES .
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... late . " . . . . . . “ But while his ministers thus neglected his commands , preferring with true Saxon blood to meet their enemies in an open field , the King himself zealously discharged such offices as came within his own personal ...
... late . " . . . . . . “ But while his ministers thus neglected his commands , preferring with true Saxon blood to meet their enemies in an open field , the King himself zealously discharged such offices as came within his own personal ...
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... late peace have been penned in French ; and since an able speaker at the head of the War office is fond of crowding French phrases into English parliamentary debates . You , sir , in your place , have partaken of this degeneracy , and ...
... late peace have been penned in French ; and since an able speaker at the head of the War office is fond of crowding French phrases into English parliamentary debates . You , sir , in your place , have partaken of this degeneracy , and ...
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... late sermon preached before the College of Physicians avowedly believes in and all his works . The Physician had a particular affection for an aged owl , probably because it was a symbol of one of his goddesses , whom he adored by this ...
... late sermon preached before the College of Physicians avowedly believes in and all his works . The Physician had a particular affection for an aged owl , probably because it was a symbol of one of his goddesses , whom he adored by this ...
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... late William Hughes , Esq . , used to speak of him as the friend of his father , Solomon Hughes . His work on the antiquities of Devizes was written in 1750 and 1751 , in the form of fami- liar letters , and republished in 1783 in ...
... late William Hughes , Esq . , used to speak of him as the friend of his father , Solomon Hughes . His work on the antiquities of Devizes was written in 1750 and 1751 , in the form of fami- liar letters , and republished in 1783 in ...
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Page 289 - ... him bade him be of good cheer, for that he would take the fault on himself. He kept his word accordingly. As soon as they were grown up to be men, the civil war broke out, in which our two friends took...
Page 289 - ... hearing the name of his old friend, and observing his face more attentively, which he had not seen for many years, asked him, if he was not formerly a Westminster scholar'? by the answer he was soon convinced that it was his former generous friend ; and, without saying...
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Page 289 - Master was too well known for the Criminal to expect any Pardon for such a Fault; so that the Boy, who was of a meek Temper, was terrified to Death at the Thoughts of his Appearance, when his Friend, who sat...
Page 388 - On Thursday the 25th of January, 1753, Ruth Pierce, of Potterne, in this county, agreed with three other women to buy a sack of wheat in the market, each paying her due proportion towards the same; one of these women, in collecting the several quotas of money, discovered a deficiency, and demanded of Ruth Pierce the sum which was wanting to make good the amount; Ruth Pierce protested that she had paid her share...
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Page 388 - ... women, in collecting the several quotas of money, discovered a deficiency, and demanded of Ruth Pierce the sum which was wanting to make good the amount; Ruth Pierce protested that she had paid her share; and said, She wished she might drop down dead, if she had not. She rashly repeated this awful wish, when, to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down, and expired, having the money concealed in her hand.