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Old and New London
… a mason for eighteenpence, paid him by a passer-by, "Jack Young." Mr. R. Bell, in his "Life of Ben Jonson," writes, …
Old and New London
… poor men, women, and children. It was here, in 1170, the young Prince Henry was crowned in his father's lifetime; "and … the boar's head, with trumpets before it. Whereupon that young man, conceiving a pride in his heart, beheld the …
Old and New London
… in England there grew up a school for the education of the young; and Westminster formed no exception to the general … of the monasteries. THE COLLEGE HALL. A school for the young being thus as necessary an adjunct to a monastery as … they had put on the proper clothes, the Athenians, old and young, of St. Peter's, continued to disport themselves before …
Old and New London
… With this object in view, he imported many ship-loads of young mulberry-trees, most of which were planted round the … his Grace had entailed it after the death of his son, the young duke. George III., in his second year, bought the house … in a visit to Mrs. Percy, who had the care of one of the young princes, at the Queen's House, the Prince of Wales …
Old and New London
… "by what they themselves felt, with the difficulties young men had to contend with in gaining the knowledge …
Old and New London
… he spoke, instead of answering his question, called him 'a young Popish cur,' and asked him 'who had made Anne a saint?' …
Old and New London
… then been recently made in the park: "For future shade, young trees upon the banks Of the new stream appear, in even … W. C. Hazlitt respecting the waterfowl in this park and a young gentleman, a clerk in the Treasury, not over-gifted … the sixpence was found inside one of the birds, and the young man vowed that he would have the poulterer prosecuted …
Old and New London
… summer of 1745, two adherents of the House of Stuartone a young officer in the Pretender's armyhad hired a chaise to … he makes his yearly progress up the Thames to count the young cygnets and old swans within the civic jurisdiction. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… was £520. 24 In 1268 the vicar was assigned tithes of young stock, of wool, flax, hemp, cheese, milk, honey, and of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to the lord of the manor. 14 By 1591 it was a wood of young oaks, 15 and in 1812 it was 37 a. of former coppice planted with young oaks. 16 On the north side of the hill there was …
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