Pleasant Days in Pleasant PlacesHardwicke & Bogue, 1878 - 293 páginas |
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... seen , more especially on the north side of the house , where the visitor will notice , carved in black oak , a sort of canopy , under which a soldier in other days stood sentry no doubt , keeping watch and ward , by day and by night ...
... seen , more especially on the north side of the house , where the visitor will notice , carved in black oak , a sort of canopy , under which a soldier in other days stood sentry no doubt , keeping watch and ward , by day and by night ...
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... seen at Hampton Court , or at one of the other Royal palaces , a picture of the gardener of Dorney Court presenting the first pine , on bended knee , with great state and ceremonial , to His Majesty Charles II . , who is dressed in a ...
... seen at Hampton Court , or at one of the other Royal palaces , a picture of the gardener of Dorney Court presenting the first pine , on bended knee , with great state and ceremonial , to His Majesty Charles II . , who is dressed in a ...
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... seen Eton and Windsor have failed to pay a visit to the Burnham Becches . We can only say , that if they omit to do so they lose one of the most pleasant scenes of English woodland beauty . Here the beech tree stretches out its boughs ...
... seen Eton and Windsor have failed to pay a visit to the Burnham Becches . We can only say , that if they omit to do so they lose one of the most pleasant scenes of English woodland beauty . Here the beech tree stretches out its boughs ...
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... seen in the island . At our feet is the bay , with Sandown and Shanklin lying snugly upon its shores . Brading Down shuts out Spithead and Portsmouth ; but you can see Selsey Bill , and trace the billowy outline of the South Downs . As ...
... seen in the island . At our feet is the bay , with Sandown and Shanklin lying snugly upon its shores . Brading Down shuts out Spithead and Portsmouth ; but you can see Selsey Bill , and trace the billowy outline of the South Downs . As ...
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... Seen up this valley from the south , the tall spire of Hadleigh forms a graceful and pleasant object for several miles , harmonising exquisitely with the truly home scenery of the country round . But Hadleigh is a town of more than ...
... Seen up this valley from the south , the tall spire of Hadleigh forms a graceful and pleasant object for several miles , harmonising exquisitely with the truly home scenery of the country round . But Hadleigh is a town of more than ...
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