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... called sircens , from a word in the Scoto - Saxon language spoken in the Highlands signifying a wild raspberry , in Gaelic or Erse it is called soucruu , in some parts it is also called the yours . ” Rees evidently misread Winterbottom ...
... called sircens , from a word in the Scoto - Saxon language spoken in the Highlands signifying a wild raspberry , in Gaelic or Erse it is called soucruu , in some parts it is also called the yours . ” Rees evidently misread Winterbottom ...
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... called reforming clergy " were ejected from their livings . Where can a list of them and par- ticulars be found ? 1 . - I " DON'T SHOOT , HE IS DOING HIS BEST . " should be glad if some one would inform me whether the following ...
... called reforming clergy " were ejected from their livings . Where can a list of them and par- ticulars be found ? 1 . - I " DON'T SHOOT , HE IS DOING HIS BEST . " should be glad if some one would inform me whether the following ...
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... called him Mr. Able , until at last he also " fell into the habit of pronoun- cing his own name as " Able , and had fresh visiting cards printed with his new name spelt Teutonice Mr. Ebel . " To cut a long story short , in trying to ...
... called him Mr. Able , until at last he also " fell into the habit of pronoun- cing his own name as " Able , and had fresh visiting cards printed with his new name spelt Teutonice Mr. Ebel . " To cut a long story short , in trying to ...
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... called Old Providence Island ) lies east of the Mosquito Coast between 13 ° and 14 ° N. latitude and 81o and 82o W. longitude . This is the island referred to by LOBUC . It was granted 4 December , 1630 , to the Earl of Warwick , Sir ...
... called Old Providence Island ) lies east of the Mosquito Coast between 13 ° and 14 ° N. latitude and 81o and 82o W. longitude . This is the island referred to by LOBUC . It was granted 4 December , 1630 , to the Earl of Warwick , Sir ...
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... called " ( p . xxv ) , when in reality the Providence Island off the Mosquito Coast was meant . Later , at the request of General Lefroy , Governor of the Bermudas , Mr. Sainsbury examined into the matter closely , detected his mistake ...
... called " ( p . xxv ) , when in reality the Providence Island off the Mosquito Coast was meant . Later , at the request of General Lefroy , Governor of the Bermudas , Mr. Sainsbury examined into the matter closely , detected his mistake ...
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