The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... Church 92 The Widow and her Son 98 The Boar's Head Tavern 105 The Mutability of Literature 117 Rural Funerals 129 The Inn Kitchen 141 The Spectre Bridegroom 144 X Westminster Abbey . Christmas . The Stage Coach X - Christmas Eve ...
... Church 92 The Widow and her Son 98 The Boar's Head Tavern 105 The Mutability of Literature 117 Rural Funerals 129 The Inn Kitchen 141 The Spectre Bridegroom 144 X Westminster Abbey . Christmas . The Stage Coach X - Christmas Eve ...
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... church rising from the brow of a neighbour- ing hill ; all were characteristic of England . The tide and wind were so favourable , that the ship was enabled to come at once to the pier . It was thronged with people ; some , idle lookers ...
... church rising from the brow of a neighbour- ing hill ; all were characteristic of England . The tide and wind were so favourable , that the ship was enabled to come at once to the pier . It was thronged with people ; some , idle lookers ...
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... churches ; attend wakes and fairs , and other rural festivals ; and cope with the people in all their conditions , and all their habits and humours . In some countries the large cities absorb the wealth and fashion of the nation ; they ...
... churches ; attend wakes and fairs , and other rural festivals ; and cope with the people in all their conditions , and all their habits and humours . In some countries the large cities absorb the wealth and fashion of the nation ; they ...
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... church of remote architecture , with its low massive portal ; its Gothic tower ; its windows rich with tracery and painted glass ; its stately monuments of warriors and worthies -- of the olden time , ancestors of the present 60 RURAL ...
... church of remote architecture , with its low massive portal ; its Gothic tower ; its windows rich with tracery and painted glass ; its stately monuments of warriors and worthies -- of the olden time , ancestors of the present 60 RURAL ...
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... church ; but it is still more pleasing to see them in the evenings , gathering about their cottage doors , and appearing to exult in the humble comforts and embellishments which their own hands have spread around them . It is this sweet ...
... church ; but it is still more pleasing to see them in the evenings , gathering about their cottage doors , and appearing to exult in the humble comforts and embellishments which their own hands have spread around them . It is this sweet ...
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