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... 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 photographs . Three of the ...
... 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 photographs . Three of the ...
Page 17
... masters was a portrait of the " John Coxwel " who built the house , by Cornelius Jansen , dated 1613. The house did not appear remarkable either for size or grandeur ; yet there is always something particularly pleasing to me to alight ...
... masters was a portrait of the " John Coxwel " who built the house , by Cornelius Jansen , dated 1613. The house did not appear remarkable either for size or grandeur ; yet there is always something particularly pleasing to me to alight ...
Page 19
... master of those hounds lived in this old . place . What a charm there is in an old - fashioned English garden ! The great tall hollyhocks and phlox , the bright orange marigolds and large purple poppies . The beds and borders crammed ...
... master of those hounds lived in this old . place . What a charm there is in an old - fashioned English garden ! The great tall hollyhocks and phlox , the bright orange marigolds and large purple poppies . The beds and borders crammed ...
Page 55
... Master William Silence , " in the olden times a pedlar would occasion- ally arrive at the church door during the sermon , and proceed to advertise his wares at the top of his voice . Whereupon the parson , speedily deserted by the ...
... Master William Silence , " in the olden times a pedlar would occasion- ally arrive at the church door during the sermon , and proceed to advertise his wares at the top of his voice . Whereupon the parson , speedily deserted by the ...
Page 56
... master of the hounds , that when the meet was held at " the Court , " " his lordship " would make the fox pass in front of the drawing - room windows , " For , " said he , " I have several friends coming from London to see the hunt ...
... master of the hounds , that when the meet was held at " the Court , " " his lordship " would make the fox pass in front of the drawing - room windows , " For , " said he , " I have several friends coming from London to see the hunt ...
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Ablington ancient ash tree beautiful Berkshire Bibury birds Burford BURFORD PRIORY catch Chedworth church Cirencester CIRENCESTER HOUSE Coln colour Cotswold district Cotswold Hills Cotswold village cottages covert cricket deep delightful district doubtless earth England Fairford farmers feet fields fish gallop garden glorious Gloucestershire grass ground half hamlet hand Hatherop horse hounds hundred hunting huntsman keeper killed large number larvæ Lechlade Loch Leven London look Lord lovely manor house may-fly miles never night Northleach old manor house old-fashioned once partridges passed Peregrine pheasant pleasant plough pounds ride river River Coln Roman sausingers scent season seen Shakespeare shooting silvery sport sportsman spring squire stand stone Stow-on-the-Wold stwuns tell thou town trees trout stream vale valley wall week whilst wild wind wolds woods yards