The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume 1Includes proceedings of the annual general meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. |
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The Rudge Cup . . . . . . . . Plan of Castle Grounds at Marlborough , A . D . 1723 .
Farley Castle in A . D . 1645 . . . . . . . . Old Stourton House , destroyed A . D . 1720
. . . . . . . . Anglo - Saxon Relics at Harnham . . . , Boyton Church : Windows in ...
The Rudge Cup . . . . . . . . Plan of Castle Grounds at Marlborough , A . D . 1723 .
Farley Castle in A . D . 1645 . . . . . . . . Old Stourton House , destroyed A . D . 1720
. . . . . . . . Anglo - Saxon Relics at Harnham . . . , Boyton Church : Windows in ...
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I can only say , in accepting it - upon the ground merely of the strong interest I feel
, and have always felt , in the study of those pursuits which it is the main object of
this Society to propagate and encourage — that I must trust to your indulgence ...
I can only say , in accepting it - upon the ground merely of the strong interest I feel
, and have always felt , in the study of those pursuits which it is the main object of
this Society to propagate and encourage — that I must trust to your indulgence ...
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... of our Downs ; and some rather startling theories have been broached in
explanation of them ; though I am far from intending to depreciate such
speculations , for which there is ample ground in the singular character of these
remains .
... of our Downs ; and some rather startling theories have been broached in
explanation of them ; though I am far from intending to depreciate such
speculations , for which there is ample ground in the singular character of these
remains .
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But who does not regret that this project fell to the ground unaccomplished ? How
much would have been then preserved which is hopelessly lost at present ? But ,
at least , it is in our own power to prevent further losses of this deplorable ...
But who does not regret that this project fell to the ground unaccomplished ? How
much would have been then preserved which is hopelessly lost at present ? But ,
at least , it is in our own power to prevent further losses of this deplorable ...
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... at another depressed beneath the level of the ocean , ground down by the
action of water , baked by subterranean heat , and broken up by earthquakes and
volcanoes — above all , that the rocks and strata which compose them are almost
...
... at another depressed beneath the level of the ocean , ground down by the
action of water , baked by subterranean heat , and broken up by earthquakes and
volcanoes — above all , that the rocks and strata which compose them are almost
...
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