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Page 357
... Cornish militia force , of not less than six thousand well - armed men , which the danger of Spanish invasion in that quarter had called into existence : a sportsman , a skilful archer , and an enthusiastic hurler , ' as is evident from ...
... Cornish militia force , of not less than six thousand well - armed men , which the danger of Spanish invasion in that quarter had called into existence : a sportsman , a skilful archer , and an enthusiastic hurler , ' as is evident from ...
Page 359
... Cornish family history , though very far inferior to the materials available in many other counties . A curious specimen of Hals's scandalmongering propen- sities may be found in his mode of treating the Killigrew family history ; and ...
... Cornish family history , though very far inferior to the materials available in many other counties . A curious specimen of Hals's scandalmongering propen- sities may be found in his mode of treating the Killigrew family history ; and ...
Page 360
... Cornish soil . The stock is ancient , ' says he , in his satirical vein , and divers of the branches have grown to great advancement in calling and livelihood by their greater deserts . Though I could never understand that any of them ...
... Cornish soil . The stock is ancient , ' says he , in his satirical vein , and divers of the branches have grown to great advancement in calling and livelihood by their greater deserts . Though I could never understand that any of them ...
Page 362
... Cornish manor - house or town library . 6 Of other topographers , such as Norden , Tonkin , C. Gilbert , and Davies Gilbert ( whose Parochial History is a poor compilation , very unworthy of the writer's ability ) , further mention need ...
... Cornish manor - house or town library . 6 Of other topographers , such as Norden , Tonkin , C. Gilbert , and Davies Gilbert ( whose Parochial History is a poor compilation , very unworthy of the writer's ability ) , further mention need ...
Page 363
... Cornish moor- land appears in its true character - the most impracticable , as well as desolate , of all British wildernesses . For its desolation is not that of nature alone . The whole surface has been excavated , dug into hillocks ...
... Cornish moor- land appears in its true character - the most impracticable , as well as desolate , of all British wildernesses . For its desolation is not that of nature alone . The whole surface has been excavated , dug into hillocks ...
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