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Page x
... Cotswolds rise out of the beautiful Evesham Vale , those historic mediæval houses of Southam and Postlip . It is often said that in books like these we paint arcadias that never did and never could exist on earth . To this I would ...
... Cotswolds rise out of the beautiful Evesham Vale , those historic mediæval houses of Southam and Postlip . It is often said that in books like these we paint arcadias that never did and never could exist on earth . To this I would ...
Page xi
... Cotswolds , my advice is , " Don't . " There is really nothing to see . There is nothing , that is to say , which may not be seen much nearer London . And I freely confess that most of the subjects included in this book are usually ...
... Cotswolds , my advice is , " Don't . " There is really nothing to see . There is nothing , that is to say , which may not be seen much nearer London . And I freely confess that most of the subjects included in this book are usually ...
Page xii
... Cotswolds , the " Diary of Master William Silence . " We have no local tradition of any kind about Shakespeare . I am indebted to Miss E. F. Brickdale for the pen - and - ink sketches , and to Colonel Mordaunt for his beautiful ...
... Cotswolds , the " Diary of Master William Silence . " We have no local tradition of any kind about Shakespeare . I am indebted to Miss E. F. Brickdale for the pen - and - ink sketches , and to Colonel Mordaunt for his beautiful ...
Page xiii
... Cotswolds . CHAPTER II . A COTSWOLD VILLAGE . Far from the Madding Crowd - An Old Farmhouse and Its Occupants - The Manor House - Inscription on Porch - Interior of the House - The Garden - A Fairy Spring - The Village Club - Labouring ...
... Cotswolds . CHAPTER II . A COTSWOLD VILLAGE . Far from the Madding Crowd - An Old Farmhouse and Its Occupants - The Manor House - Inscription on Porch - Interior of the House - The Garden - A Fairy Spring - The Village Club - Labouring ...
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... COTSWOLDS , ANCIENT SONGS AND LEGENDS . PAGE WITH SOME 69 Strange Travellers - Smoking Concerts - The Carter's Song - Village Choirs - The Chedworth Band- Sense of Humour of the Natives - Their ... COTSWOLD TROUT STREAM Loch xiv CONTENTS .
... COTSWOLDS , ANCIENT SONGS AND LEGENDS . PAGE WITH SOME 69 Strange Travellers - Smoking Concerts - The Carter's Song - Village Choirs - The Chedworth Band- Sense of Humour of the Natives - Their ... COTSWOLD TROUT STREAM Loch xiv CONTENTS .
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