The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 4G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 29
... means remarkable for their moderation . On one farm alone these ravagers levied a contribution of four thousand crowns , besides what they took as plunder and forage . Yet all this was moderation , when compared with what the poor vil ...
... means remarkable for their moderation . On one farm alone these ravagers levied a contribution of four thousand crowns , besides what they took as plunder and forage . Yet all this was moderation , when compared with what the poor vil ...
Page 125
... means the expence was to be defrayed ? The bishop stated the several alterations , and that a new organ was much wanted , though he feared it would greatly exceed the means , which depended solely on the voluntary contributions of the ...
... means the expence was to be defrayed ? The bishop stated the several alterations , and that a new organ was much wanted , though he feared it would greatly exceed the means , which depended solely on the voluntary contributions of the ...
Page 36
... means deplorable . His family was highly respectable , and possessed considerable landed property , which is said to have been augmented by his own earnings ; and so far from his having died of the fatigue of carrying home copper money ...
... means deplorable . His family was highly respectable , and possessed considerable landed property , which is said to have been augmented by his own earnings ; and so far from his having died of the fatigue of carrying home copper money ...
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