Illustrated London [engr. by A.H. Payne, with text by W.I. Bicknell. 2 pt., both imperf.].1846 |
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... present system is said to have arisen from a number of Essex farmers leaving with the landlord of the inn which they frequented , sam- ples of corn or grain which had remained unsold , and thus com- pelling them to attend the next ...
... present system is said to have arisen from a number of Essex farmers leaving with the landlord of the inn which they frequented , sam- ples of corn or grain which had remained unsold , and thus com- pelling them to attend the next ...
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... present state of London owes much to the great fire of 1666 , which reduced so many houses to ashes ; and would have been still more benefited by it , had that regular plan of rebuilding the city been carried into effect which was so ...
... present state of London owes much to the great fire of 1666 , which reduced so many houses to ashes ; and would have been still more benefited by it , had that regular plan of rebuilding the city been carried into effect which was so ...
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... present structure . These alterations were made in a superior style of magnificence . It was the occasional retreat of Queen Anne and George I. and II . Since this period it has not been honoured as a royal residence . The palace ...
... present structure . These alterations were made in a superior style of magnificence . It was the occasional retreat of Queen Anne and George I. and II . Since this period it has not been honoured as a royal residence . The palace ...
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... present system was projected . This is ascribed to Mr. Edmund Prideaux , who afterwards became In 1642 he was Attorney - general to the Commonwealth . appointed the chairman of a committee for considering the rate of postage to be set ...
... present system was projected . This is ascribed to Mr. Edmund Prideaux , who afterwards became In 1642 he was Attorney - general to the Commonwealth . appointed the chairman of a committee for considering the rate of postage to be set ...
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... present day , but there can be no hesitation in asserting that such was the positive fact . The legislature was obliged , therefore , to interfere ; and it was enacted in 1764 that no letter should pass free unless the whole direction ...
... present day , but there can be no hesitation in asserting that such was the positive fact . The legislature was obliged , therefore , to interfere ; and it was enacted in 1764 that no letter should pass free unless the whole direction ...
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