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... origin of this usage is lost , and no tradition exists by which it can be traced , yet it may not be a strained surmise to derive it from the church ceremony of the day when branches of trees were carried in procession to decorate the ...
... origin of this usage is lost , and no tradition exists by which it can be traced , yet it may not be a strained surmise to derive it from the church ceremony of the day when branches of trees were carried in procession to decorate the ...
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... Origin of Cranbourn Chase . This royal chase , always called " The King's Chase , " in the lapse of ages came into possession of an earl of Salisbury . It is certain that after one of its eight distinct walks , called Fernditch Walk ...
... Origin of Cranbourn Chase . This royal chase , always called " The King's Chase , " in the lapse of ages came into possession of an earl of Salisbury . It is certain that after one of its eight distinct walks , called Fernditch Walk ...
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... origin I have not been able to trace , but its authenticity you may rely on , as it is too often seen to be forgotten by your Bath readers . I have also ac- companied it with the above imperfect sketch , as a further illustration of ...
... origin I have not been able to trace , but its authenticity you may rely on , as it is too often seen to be forgotten by your Bath readers . I have also ac- companied it with the above imperfect sketch , as a further illustration of ...
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... origin to the following circumstance A person having intimation of a large chest of gold being buried therein , dug away the earth until it appeared in sight ; he then had a train of horses , extending upwards of a quarter of a mile ...
... origin to the following circumstance A person having intimation of a large chest of gold being buried therein , dug away the earth until it appeared in sight ; he then had a train of horses , extending upwards of a quarter of a mile ...
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... origin , and , first , with an interesting paper by a gentleman who favoured the Every - Day Book with some valuable gene- alogical communications . SHAKSPEARE'S DUKES OF YORK , & c . For the Table Book . The elastic buoyancy of spirits ...
... origin , and , first , with an interesting paper by a gentleman who favoured the Every - Day Book with some valuable gene- alogical communications . SHAKSPEARE'S DUKES OF YORK , & c . For the Table Book . The elastic buoyancy of spirits ...
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