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... river Mole . - The Wey . - Canals and Locks . - Poppies and Opium . - Limestone and Chalk . - Gleaners . - Ruins at Ba- singstoke . — Southampton Bar . - Sir Bevis and the Giant Ascabart . CHAPTER II . PAGE 8 Passengers down the River ...
... river Mole . - The Wey . - Canals and Locks . - Poppies and Opium . - Limestone and Chalk . - Gleaners . - Ruins at Ba- singstoke . — Southampton Bar . - Sir Bevis and the Giant Ascabart . CHAPTER II . PAGE 8 Passengers down the River ...
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... river Mole . - The Wey . - Canals and Locks . - Poppies and Opium.- Limestone and Chalk . - Gleaners . - Ruins at Basingstoke . - Southampton . Bar - Sir Bevis and the Giant Ascabart . ON Monday morning Agnes did not fail to awake in ...
... river Mole . - The Wey . - Canals and Locks . - Poppies and Opium.- Limestone and Chalk . - Gleaners . - Ruins at Basingstoke . - Southampton . Bar - Sir Bevis and the Giant Ascabart . ON Monday morning Agnes did not fail to awake in ...
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... river Mole , which has received its strange name from the manner in which it creeps along , and occasionly appears to bury itself under ground , as its waters are absorbed by the spongy and porous soil through which it flows . Agnes was ...
... river Mole , which has received its strange name from the manner in which it creeps along , and occasionly appears to bury itself under ground , as its waters are absorbed by the spongy and porous soil through which it flows . Agnes was ...
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... river it was . " It is not a river , " said Mrs. Merton , " but the Basingstoke canal , " " How do you know it is a canal , mamma , ” asked Agnes . " Its banks are straight and regular , " said Mrs. Merton , " which shows that they have ...
... river it was . " It is not a river , " said Mrs. Merton , " but the Basingstoke canal , " " How do you know it is a canal , mamma , ” asked Agnes . " Its banks are straight and regular , " said Mrs. Merton , " which shows that they have ...
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... river , in as far as it is useful for carrying boats ; but most rivers are only deep enough in the centre for this purpose , and a great deal of ground is lost on both sides : but , when a canal is dug , it is an object to save as much ...
... river , in as far as it is useful for carrying boats ; but most rivers are only deep enough in the centre for this purpose , and a great deal of ground is lost on both sides : but , when a canal is dug , it is an object to save as much ...
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