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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… ( b) Venus and Cupid standing by a chariot drawn by swans; ( c) Mars with attendant, Cupid shooting from tree; ( …
Old and New London
… strange-looking duck, or thrown up by the silverbreasted swans," as Mr. Thomas Miller quaintly remarks in his … and biscuit which are given daily to the ducks, geese, and swans would well-nigh feed the inmates of a workhouse. At the …
Old and New London
… progress up the Thames to count the young cygnets and old swans within the civic jurisdiction. One of the oldest …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… building of the 17th century with a representation of two swans carved on the framing of the porch, and has two stone …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… still regularly flooded and provide a winter refuge for swans and other wildfowl; nearly 300 a., together with an …