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... soon we are flashing past Reading , where Sutton's nursery gardens are bright with scarlet and gold , and blue and white ; every flower that can be made to grow in our climate grows there , we may be sure . But there is no need of ...
... soon we are flashing past Reading , where Sutton's nursery gardens are bright with scarlet and gold , and blue and white ; every flower that can be made to grow in our climate grows there , we may be sure . But there is no need of ...
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... soon the scene changes : the glorious valley Father Thames has scooped out for himself is left behind ; we are crossing the chalk uplands . On all sides are vast stretches of unfenced arable land , though here and there a tiny village ...
... soon the scene changes : the glorious valley Father Thames has scooped out for himself is left behind ; we are crossing the chalk uplands . On all sides are vast stretches of unfenced arable land , though here and there a tiny village ...
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... the horn is no longer heard in this delightful country ! High up on the hill the old White Horse soon appears in view , cut in the velvety turf of the 1.j THE WHITE HORSE HILL . rolling chalk downs . FLYING WESTWARDS . [ CH .
... the horn is no longer heard in this delightful country ! High up on the hill the old White Horse soon appears in view , cut in the velvety turf of the 1.j THE WHITE HORSE HILL . rolling chalk downs . FLYING WESTWARDS . [ CH .
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... soon give place to fair Berkshire villages , and , further on , to those glorious spires and courts of Oxford ; and here shalt thou make many friends - friends who will evermore think kindly of thee , ever associate thy placid waters ...
... soon give place to fair Berkshire villages , and , further on , to those glorious spires and courts of Oxford ; and here shalt thou make many friends - friends who will evermore think kindly of thee , ever associate thy placid waters ...
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... soon be lost to sight . Thy course once more through silent fields is laid ; but not for long ; for , Hampton Court's fair palace passed , already canst thou hear the wondrous roar of unceasing footsteps in the busy haunts of men ...
... soon be lost to sight . Thy course once more through silent fields is laid ; but not for long ; for , Hampton Court's fair palace passed , already canst thou hear the wondrous roar of unceasing footsteps in the busy haunts of men ...
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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