The Travelling MenagerieStrahan, 1873 - 165 стор. |
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... gloom . Both the footpaths and roadway of Ryecester High Street were thronged , and the elm - shaded Fair Field , stretching along the green , slowly- flowing Rye , was dotted with cromlech - like piles 2 The Travelling Menagerie .
... gloom . Both the footpaths and roadway of Ryecester High Street were thronged , and the elm - shaded Fair Field , stretching along the green , slowly- flowing Rye , was dotted with cromlech - like piles 2 The Travelling Menagerie .
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... gloom . Both the footpaths and roadway of Ryecester High Street were thronged , and the elm - shaded Fair Field , stretching along the green , slowly- flowing Rye , was dotted with cromlech - like piles 2 The Travelling Menagerie .
... gloom . Both the footpaths and roadway of Ryecester High Street were thronged , and the elm - shaded Fair Field , stretching along the green , slowly- flowing Rye , was dotted with cromlech - like piles 2 The Travelling Menagerie .
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... Street of the ancient Royal Borough of Ryecester . " The gas - works men had taken up the paving- stones , and were pottering with the pipes in the space which the menagerie was to occupy , and Jollyman's agent , in a military frock ...
... Street of the ancient Royal Borough of Ryecester . " The gas - works men had taken up the paving- stones , and were pottering with the pipes in the space which the menagerie was to occupy , and Jollyman's agent , in a military frock ...
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... for the procession , whose music could be heard in the distance from the London Road ; and at last it turned the corner of the long , broad High Street . First , in a state of profuse perspiration , marched Baby Grimstone is Born . 7.
... for the procession , whose music could be heard in the distance from the London Road ; and at last it turned the corner of the long , broad High Street . First , in a state of profuse perspiration , marched Baby Grimstone is Born . 7.
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... Street . Next , in a long , lofty , blue car , decorated with gilt and crimson scrolls , overshadowed by a grove of blue , gilt - lettered banners , and drawn by a team of six blue - rosetted , grey horses , came the bandsmen , military ...
... Street . Next , in a long , lofty , blue car , decorated with gilt and crimson scrolls , overshadowed by a grove of blue , gilt - lettered banners , and drawn by a team of six blue - rosetted , grey horses , came the bandsmen , military ...
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A-ha afraid Anglish Baby Bactrian Bactrian camel Barney and little bear beasts birds boat Bob Grimstone brindled gnu business fair cage called camel caravans catch chap Cornhill Crown 8vo devil's-bit scabious door dromedary Edition English flesh fond friends furriners good-natured Granton Grimstone and little Grisly's growl half hanimal Happy Family head heard High Street hippopotamus Hyder Hyder Ali Illustrated Jim Clarke Jollyman thought killed kind ladies and gentlemen leaped leetle boy leetle godson leetle Sholleeman legs leopards Lerwick Lion King little Jolly little Jollyman London look marmoset menagerie monkeys night OLD CHUNY old Grisly parlour pets pleasure fair pretty pulled Rebecca Riots round Ryecester seals Sheafen Farm Shetland Shetland Isles Smith and Barney snakes Sohier sometimes Staghurst tail Tattleton teeth there's tiger town tree vife Welsh whale whilst wild window wood young fren
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