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... banking account in those days ; it was therefore quite natural that , in the moment of escape , he should be found clutching his treasure ; but it does seem strange that , like a fly in amber , his very 8 THE BURIED ROMAN CITY IN BRITAIN .
... banking account in those days ; it was therefore quite natural that , in the moment of escape , he should be found clutching his treasure ; but it does seem strange that , like a fly in amber , his very 8 THE BURIED ROMAN CITY IN BRITAIN .
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... seem to justify this hypothesis : but we find no wheel - ruts as they did in frequented car- riage entrances at Pompeii ; moreover , a herring - bone pavement would scarcely have withstood the wear and tear of carriage traffic . The ...
... seem to justify this hypothesis : but we find no wheel - ruts as they did in frequented car- riage entrances at Pompeii ; moreover , a herring - bone pavement would scarcely have withstood the wear and tear of carriage traffic . The ...
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... seem to indicate that the fabrication of various articles in bone , ivory , and stags ' horn , found in every direction amongst the ruins , was carried on here ; and that a veritable bazaar for the sale of such trifles existed on this ...
... seem to indicate that the fabrication of various articles in bone , ivory , and stags ' horn , found in every direction amongst the ruins , was carried on here ; and that a veritable bazaar for the sale of such trifles existed on this ...
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... seems to have been a grand smash of crockery hereabouts . " " Yes , sir , " he replied ; " there be a main sight of them sort of cattle buried here , " and went on with his work . Such are the [ Actual size . ] differences between man ...
... seems to have been a grand smash of crockery hereabouts . " " Yes , sir , " he replied ; " there be a main sight of them sort of cattle buried here , " and went on with his work . Such are the [ Actual size . ] differences between man ...
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... seem to have stolen a march upon those who are about to establish dining - rooms on the self - supporting system , -now working so well at Glasgow , -and advertise " The London Association for the Establish- ment of 24 DINING - ROOMS ...
... seem to have stolen a march upon those who are about to establish dining - rooms on the self - supporting system , -now working so well at Glasgow , -and advertise " The London Association for the Establish- ment of 24 DINING - ROOMS ...
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