Rambles Among the Hills in the Peak of Derbyshire, and the South DownsJ. Murray, 1880 - 301 стор. |
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... told me that she paid £ 7 a - year for her cottage , and that besides rent there were poor- rates , highway - rates , and other rates to settle . They were very poor , she said , and her husband found it hard to pay the rent . I noticed ...
... told me that she paid £ 7 a - year for her cottage , and that besides rent there were poor- rates , highway - rates , and other rates to settle . They were very poor , she said , and her husband found it hard to pay the rent . I noticed ...
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... told me they were all going to Chesterfield , horse - dealing . " But horse - dealing is not what it was , " said she , and if people who did not seem to have a shilling in the world could be horse - dealers , it was tolerably clear ...
... told me they were all going to Chesterfield , horse - dealing . " But horse - dealing is not what it was , " said she , and if people who did not seem to have a shilling in the world could be horse - dealers , it was tolerably clear ...
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... told me that one of her sons was at home , but had only earned 2s . 3d . in two weeks . He was a shoemaker by trade , the making of shoes being one of the staple industries of Eyam , and lead- mining the other . But for some time past ...
... told me that one of her sons was at home , but had only earned 2s . 3d . in two weeks . He was a shoemaker by trade , the making of shoes being one of the staple industries of Eyam , and lead- mining the other . But for some time past ...
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... told me , " and only four bedrooms , " and after that simple arithmetical statement I did not press my request to be allowed to sleep there . It is a pity , however , that the " Cat and Fiddle " has not even one room set aside for ...
... told me , " and only four bedrooms , " and after that simple arithmetical statement I did not press my request to be allowed to sleep there . It is a pity , however , that the " Cat and Fiddle " has not even one room set aside for ...
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... told me that she was alone in the house , and yielded to my request to be allowed to look within . She bade me go round to the front , and after a long delay she made her appearance again , and with some difficulty opened the door , and ...
... told me that she was alone in the house , and yielded to my request to be allowed to look within . She bade me go round to the front , and after a long delay she made her appearance again , and with some difficulty opened the door , and ...
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