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... four in a small village . In some of these large barns the tithe was gathered together in kind , until rather more ... four pence or the left shoulder . " For every calf killed in the family four pence or the left shoulder . 11. ] TITHE ...
... four in a small village . In some of these large barns the tithe was gathered together in kind , until rather more ... four pence or the left shoulder . " For every calf killed in the family four pence or the left shoulder . 11. ] TITHE ...
Page 190
... Four stones with their heads of moss stand there . They mark the narrow house of death . Some chief of fame is here ! Raise the songs of old ! memory in the tomb . " 1 Awake their Tradition has it that this was the body of a great Saxon ...
... Four stones with their heads of moss stand there . They mark the narrow house of death . Some chief of fame is here ! Raise the songs of old ! memory in the tomb . " 1 Awake their Tradition has it that this was the body of a great Saxon ...
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... four villages , and no well - timbered demesnes ; so that they are not so interesting as some of those we have passed through . In all , however , there dwell the good old honest labouring folk , toiling hard day by day at " the trivial ...
... four villages , and no well - timbered demesnes ; so that they are not so interesting as some of those we have passed through . In all , however , there dwell the good old honest labouring folk , toiling hard day by day at " the trivial ...
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Ablington ancient ash trees beautiful Berkshire Bibury birds brook Burford catch Chedworth church Cirencester CIRENCESTER HOUSE Coln colour Cotswold district Cotswold Hills cottages covert cricket cubs deep delightful district earth England Fairford farmers fields fish flowers gallop garden glorious Gloucestershire grass green grey ground half hamlet hand Hatherop Herbert Maxwell horse hounds hundred hunting huntsman hygrometer keeper labouring large number larvæ Lechlade light look Lord lovely manor house may-fly miles never night Northleach old-fashioned once passed Peregrine pheasant pleasant plough rabbits ride river River Coln Roman scent season seen Shakespeare shooting silvery sport sportsmen spring squire stand stoat stone Stow-on-the-Wold stwuns summer tell thou town trees trout trout stream vale walk walls whilst wild wind wolds wonderful woods yards