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There are at least two things at Panshanger which make a visit to the place a
bright spot in the reminiscences of a life , - one of the most beautiful works of the
great Florentine friar , Bartolomeo di S . Marcoperhaps it may be said without risk
of ...
There are at least two things at Panshanger which make a visit to the place a
bright spot in the reminiscences of a life , - one of the most beautiful works of the
great Florentine friar , Bartolomeo di S . Marcoperhaps it may be said without risk
of ...
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VNDARAAN We hardly marvel that the archbishops should have removed from
this spot , for in its present state , at least , it seems one especial generative of
ague and malaria . In 1575 Archbishop Grindall complained that “ Croydon
House ...
VNDARAAN We hardly marvel that the archbishops should have removed from
this spot , for in its present state , at least , it seems one especial generative of
ague and malaria . In 1575 Archbishop Grindall complained that “ Croydon
House ...
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Any one who happily enjoys an intimacy with the chalk and sand hills extending
through Kent and Surrey into Hampshire , must be able instantly to call to mind at
least half a dozen spots among them which , for a peculiar and lovely beauty of ...
Any one who happily enjoys an intimacy with the chalk and sand hills extending
through Kent and Surrey into Hampshire , must be able instantly to call to mind at
least half a dozen spots among them which , for a peculiar and lovely beauty of ...
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On the returr , walking to Willesden , or to Hanwell station , on the Great Western ,
will lengthen it to five hours at least . Harrow from the Station . “ The only visible
church , " replied Charles II . , our monarch par excellence called “ merry , " to ...
On the returr , walking to Willesden , or to Hanwell station , on the Great Western ,
will lengthen it to five hours at least . Harrow from the Station . “ The only visible
church , " replied Charles II . , our monarch par excellence called “ merry , " to ...
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On the return , walking to Willesden , or to Hanwell station , on the Great Western
, will lengthen it to five hours at least . Harrow from the Station . “ The only visible
church , " replied Charles II . , our monarch par excellence called “ merry , " to ...
On the return , walking to Willesden , or to Hanwell station , on the Great Western
, will lengthen it to five hours at least . Harrow from the Station . “ The only visible
church , " replied Charles II . , our monarch par excellence called “ merry , " to ...
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