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... vale is very fruitful , and affords great quantity of as good cheese as any in England ; and though that of the hills is in fome places chalky , and barren enough , yet its cheapne's makes it bene- ficial to the neighbouring farmers . I ...
... vale is very fruitful , and affords great quantity of as good cheese as any in England ; and though that of the hills is in fome places chalky , and barren enough , yet its cheapne's makes it bene- ficial to the neighbouring farmers . I ...
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... vale , where it is not altogether fo good , it is much better than in other low dirty counties . Its chief rivers are the Thames , the Oufe , and the Colne . The foil , being generally marle or chalk , is very fruitful , especially in ...
... vale , where it is not altogether fo good , it is much better than in other low dirty counties . Its chief rivers are the Thames , the Oufe , and the Colne . The foil , being generally marle or chalk , is very fruitful , especially in ...
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... vale , with grafs enough , but it wants wood , for though there is a place near it called Swaldale foreft , there are fcarce any trees in it now , whatever there were formerly . Near it is Wenesdale , a very rich fruitful valley ftocked ...
... vale , with grafs enough , but it wants wood , for though there is a place near it called Swaldale foreft , there are fcarce any trees in it now , whatever there were formerly . Near it is Wenesdale , a very rich fruitful valley ftocked ...
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... vale , it is affirmed , that not long fince , the pasture of Beryfield , part of the estate of Lord Robert Lee , in the manor of Quarendon , let for 8ocl . a year ; and that the lord- fhip of Creflow , confifting only of 100 acres , is ...
... vale , it is affirmed , that not long fince , the pasture of Beryfield , part of the estate of Lord Robert Lee , in the manor of Quarendon , let for 8ocl . a year ; and that the lord- fhip of Creflow , confifting only of 100 acres , is ...
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... vale under Blenheim house , as certainly as we may affert that Maples inftead of Phyllereas were the ornaments round the bower , which place he likewife defcribes in his dream , as a white castle standing upon an hill , the scene in ...
... vale under Blenheim house , as certainly as we may affert that Maples inftead of Phyllereas were the ornaments round the bower , which place he likewife defcribes in his dream , as a white castle standing upon an hill , the scene in ...
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Page 42 - Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem : and this city shall remain for ever.
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Page 174 - Two cupids squirt before: a lake behind Improves the keenness of the northern wind. His gardens next your admiration call, On every side you look, behold the wall!
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Page 540 - ... to me. And it appeared to me extraordinary, that I should, thus at midnight, be in Oxford, in a large company of Oxonian clergy, without well knowing how I had got there. Meanwhile, however, I took all the pains in my power to recommend myself to my company, and, in the course of conversation, I gave them as good an account as I could of our German Universities, neither denying, nor concealing, that, now and then, we had riots and disturbances. " O we are
Page 509 - ... or strings, with which they encircled or enclosed multitudes of people of all ranks. These they hurried along with them, and everything else that came in their way, as trophies of joy; and thus, in the midst of exultation and triumph, they paraded through many of the most populous streets of London.
Page 138 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 209 - Sylvan (hades, and filent groves, (Haunt of the Druids) whence the earth is fed With copious fuel ; whence the fturdy oak, A prince's refuge once, th...
Page 303 - Did you not observe how, as that white sail shot by and was lost, he turned and crossed himself to drive the tempter from him that had thrown that distraction in his way ? I should tell you that the ferryman who rowed me, a lusty young fellow, told me that he would not for 'all the world pass a night at the abbey (there were such things seen near it) though there was a power of money hid there.
Page 175 - To rest the cushion and soft dean invite, Who never mentions hell to ears polite. But, hark ! the chiming clocks to dinner call ; A hundred footsteps scrape the marble hall : The rich buffet well-colour'd serpents grace, And gaping Tritons spew, to wash your face.