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... - isian hermitage , previously to the passage of the Bill , that he would willingly sacrifice a part of his patronage to save the rest . Men The passing of the Bill wrought wonderful changes . Free and Independent Electors . 29.
... - isian hermitage , previously to the passage of the Bill , that he would willingly sacrifice a part of his patronage to save the rest . Men The passing of the Bill wrought wonderful changes . Free and Independent Electors . 29.
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Or, Changes in Men and Manners Alexander Innes Shand. Men The passing of the Bill wrought wonderful changes . Though certain " safe " safe " seats , like Calne , were providentially spared , there were wrecking and desolation in the ...
Or, Changes in Men and Manners Alexander Innes Shand. Men The passing of the Bill wrought wonderful changes . Though certain " safe " safe " seats , like Calne , were providentially spared , there were wrecking and desolation in the ...
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... passed into the hands of suburban farmers , paying fancy rents in consideration of the cheapness of town manures and of the profit- able proximity to the London markets . But these open spaces are being swiftly swallowed up by the ...
... passed into the hands of suburban farmers , paying fancy rents in consideration of the cheapness of town manures and of the profit- able proximity to the London markets . But these open spaces are being swiftly swallowed up by the ...
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... passing before your eyes , till it be- comes a mystery how , in even tolerably bright weather , the pilots contrive to steer clear of col- lisions , as the monster craft swing slowly to the wheel . As for our infamous fogs , the voyage ...
... passing before your eyes , till it be- comes a mystery how , in even tolerably bright weather , the pilots contrive to steer clear of col- lisions , as the monster craft swing slowly to the wheel . As for our infamous fogs , the voyage ...
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... passed on from hand to hand ; but the columns of " domestics " in their own local journal were all the county gentlemen really cared for . And if they took so little interest in public affairs , it may be conceived that literature had ...
... passed on from hand to hand ; but the columns of " domestics " in their own local journal were all the county gentlemen really cared for . And if they took so little interest in public affairs , it may be conceived that literature had ...
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