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Page 34
... means of saving them from error , -but they were at all events truthful and genuine . In many villages throughout the Cotswolds are Ruskin , " Seven Lamps of Architecture . " 1 II . ] WAYSIDE CROSSES . 35 to be seen 34 [ CH . A COTSWOLD ...
... means of saving them from error , -but they were at all events truthful and genuine . In many villages throughout the Cotswolds are Ruskin , " Seven Lamps of Architecture . " 1 II . ] WAYSIDE CROSSES . 35 to be seen 34 [ CH . A COTSWOLD ...
Page 52
... mean to infer that he quoted Shakespeare , but he used words to the same effect . If asked whether he had read Shakespeare , he might possibly have given the same reply as the young woman in High Life Below Stairs : 66 " KITTY ...
... mean to infer that he quoted Shakespeare , but he used words to the same effect . If asked whether he had read Shakespeare , he might possibly have given the same reply as the young woman in High Life Below Stairs : 66 " KITTY ...
Page 57
... means of herbs , buttonholes you sometimes in the village street . If once he starts talking , you know that you are " booked " for the day . He is rather a " bore , " and is uncommonly fond of quoting the Scriptures in support of his ...
... means of herbs , buttonholes you sometimes in the village street . If once he starts talking , you know that you are " booked " for the day . He is rather a " bore , " and is uncommonly fond of quoting the Scriptures in support of his ...
Page 71
... mean meat ; and a joint of mutton is not seen by the peasants more than " once in a month of Sundays . " Needless to say , there is not much opportunity of studying the language of the country as long as the feast is progressing . " ...
... mean meat ; and a joint of mutton is not seen by the peasants more than " once in a month of Sundays . " Needless to say , there is not much opportunity of studying the language of the country as long as the feast is progressing . " ...
Page 82
... high dignity . " A very common name in Gloucestershire for a field or wood is " conyger " or " conygre . " It means the abode of conies or rabbits . IV . ] NAMES OF FIELDS . 83 Some farms 82 THE LANGUAGE OF THE COTSWOLDS . [ CH .
... high dignity . " A very common name in Gloucestershire for a field or wood is " conyger " or " conygre . " It means the abode of conies or rabbits . IV . ] NAMES OF FIELDS . 83 Some farms 82 THE LANGUAGE OF THE COTSWOLDS . [ CH .
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