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Page 13
... present manor house existed , this was the abode of the old squires of the place ; but for the last hundred years it had been the home of the principal tenant and his ancestors - yeomen farmers of the old - fashioned school , with some ...
... present manor house existed , this was the abode of the old squires of the place ; but for the last hundred years it had been the home of the principal tenant and his ancestors - yeomen farmers of the old - fashioned school , with some ...
Page 203
... present Chancellor of the Exchequer , who intends to make it his country abode . A piece of carved stone with four heads was discovered by the workmen engaged in the restoration , and is to be placed over the front door . It is ...
... present Chancellor of the Exchequer , who intends to make it his country abode . A piece of carved stone with four heads was discovered by the workmen engaged in the restoration , and is to be placed over the front door . It is ...
Page 254
... present , advances us in the dignity of thinking beings . Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us in- different and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom , bravery , or virtue ...
... present , advances us in the dignity of thinking beings . Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us in- different and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom , bravery , or virtue ...
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