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... of Moreton - in - Marsh . 147 • 26. Pigs , Kings , and Monks 25. Sedan - chairs 148 149 · 27. Etiquette on the Scaffold 150 28. Miscellaneous Points in the History of the Sciences 151 29. Blue - beard . 30. Traits of Italian Manners.
... of Moreton - in - Marsh . 147 • 26. Pigs , Kings , and Monks 25. Sedan - chairs 148 149 · 27. Etiquette on the Scaffold 150 28. Miscellaneous Points in the History of the Sciences 151 29. Blue - beard . 30. Traits of Italian Manners.
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... Manners 31. St. Jerome of Correggio • · 32. Origin of Hackney - Coach Stands , 1634 33. Hats off ! • 34. Mistakes of Translators Page • 168 · 168 • 169 • 170 171 173 35. A Chapter on Hanging 184 36. An awkward Elevation in the Peerage ...
... Manners 31. St. Jerome of Correggio • · 32. Origin of Hackney - Coach Stands , 1634 33. Hats off ! • 34. Mistakes of Translators Page • 168 · 168 • 169 • 170 171 173 35. A Chapter on Hanging 184 36. An awkward Elevation in the Peerage ...
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... manners and customs of different ages , and nations , and states of society ; curious and interesting facts in all the departments of natural knowledge ; the wonders of sci- ence and of art ; all the turnings and windings of human ...
... manners and customs of different ages , and nations , and states of society ; curious and interesting facts in all the departments of natural knowledge ; the wonders of sci- ence and of art ; all the turnings and windings of human ...
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... manners and customs , and criticism on the writings of Virgil , Homer , and Plato . The scheme of the work , which the author professes to have composed for the use of his son , is that of a series of conversations at table among ...
... manners and customs , and criticism on the writings of Virgil , Homer , and Plato . The scheme of the work , which the author professes to have composed for the use of his son , is that of a series of conversations at table among ...
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... manner all who are in quest only of the latter quality , from the French critic Villoison's two quarto volumes of ' Anecdota Græca , ' published at Venice in 1781. Vil- loison's Anecdotes are merely fragments of old Greek scholiasts and ...
... manner all who are in quest only of the latter quality , from the French critic Villoison's two quarto volumes of ' Anecdota Græca , ' published at Venice in 1781. Vil- loison's Anecdotes are merely fragments of old Greek scholiasts and ...
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