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... West Country dia- lect ) ; vol . xvi . ( 1746 ) , pp . 297 , 352 , 405 ( on the Devonshire dialect ) ; 1790 , pt . i . pp . 26 , 294 ( on Provincial Glossaries ) ; Dec. 1793 , p . 1038 ( on Local Expressions ) ; 1820 , pt . i . pp . 115 ...
... West Country dia- lect ) ; vol . xvi . ( 1746 ) , pp . 297 , 352 , 405 ( on the Devonshire dialect ) ; 1790 , pt . i . pp . 26 , 294 ( on Provincial Glossaries ) ; Dec. 1793 , p . 1038 ( on Local Expressions ) ; 1820 , pt . i . pp . 115 ...
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... WEST , pseud . , i . e . A New Budget of Cornish Poems , by Cornubian West . Camborne , printed by T. T. Whear , Market - place , 1865. 8vo , pp . 36. 6d . COUCH , THOMAS QUILLER , M.R.C.S. , F.S.A. ( son of Jonathan Couch ) . b ...
... WEST , pseud . , i . e . A New Budget of Cornish Poems , by Cornubian West . Camborne , printed by T. T. Whear , Market - place , 1865. 8vo , pp . 36. 6d . COUCH , THOMAS QUILLER , M.R.C.S. , F.S.A. ( son of Jonathan Couch ) . b ...
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... West Penwith ; a tale of the Land's End . By W. B. Forfar . Penzance , printed and published by W. Cornish , 1871 . Royal 12mo . 3s . 6d . to subscribers . Note . Several of W. B. Forfar's Stories have been frequently reprinted in the ...
... West Penwith ; a tale of the Land's End . By W. B. Forfar . Penzance , printed and published by W. Cornish , 1871 . Royal 12mo . 3s . 6d . to subscribers . Note . Several of W. B. Forfar's Stories have been frequently reprinted in the ...
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... West of England , or the drolls , traditions , and superstitions of Old Cornwall . Collected and edited by Robert Hunt . Illustrated by Cruikshank . London , J. C. Hotten , 1865. 2 vols . 8vo . 168 . MILES , SIBELLA ELIZABETH ( daughter ...
... West of England , or the drolls , traditions , and superstitions of Old Cornwall . Collected and edited by Robert Hunt . Illustrated by Cruikshank . London , J. C. Hotten , 1865. 2 vols . 8vo . 168 . MILES , SIBELLA ELIZABETH ( daughter ...
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... West and North Cornwall . By J. T. Tregellas . Ib . , J. R. Nether- ton , 1863. 8vo , pp . xvi , 144 . Note . - Contains the following Cornish Tales : - Martha Permewan . - The Cornish Landlord . - Joshua West . - Capt . Joe.— Old ...
... West and North Cornwall . By J. T. Tregellas . Ib . , J. R. Nether- ton , 1863. 8vo , pp . xvi , 144 . Note . - Contains the following Cornish Tales : - Martha Permewan . - The Cornish Landlord . - Joshua West . - Capt . Joe.— Old ...
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