The Gentleman's Magazine, 192–193. köideF. Jefferies, 1852 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... head of St. Columba , and beneath it a hunting horn stringed . The latter feature makes it probable that the official's name was Forester , of which name there were several churchmen in that diocese , and a Walter Forester was Bishop of ...
... head of St. Columba , and beneath it a hunting horn stringed . The latter feature makes it probable that the official's name was Forester , of which name there were several churchmen in that diocese , and a Walter Forester was Bishop of ...
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... head , so that he expected every moment they would singe his hair . He therefore seized but the more he struck the ... heads of the horses , house ! " Thinking then the matter seri- who shied , and started , and plunged , to ous , he ...
... head , so that he expected every moment they would singe his hair . He therefore seized but the more he struck the ... heads of the horses , house ! " Thinking then the matter seri- who shied , and started , and plunged , to ous , he ...
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... head , like St. Denis , under his arm , and is followed by a wild , barking , screaming rabble of dogs and men , the latter being thought to consist of the souls of loose livers , " drunkards , brawl- ers , singers of slanderous songs ...
... head , like St. Denis , under his arm , and is followed by a wild , barking , screaming rabble of dogs and men , the latter being thought to consist of the souls of loose livers , " drunkards , brawl- ers , singers of slanderous songs ...
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... head and feet are two pixes or taber- nacles , beneath one of which is the follow- ing inscription : - .. f John gyua late Eremongr . of london and Elizabeth hys wyffe , wythe whos ' . good thys cloth was . made ih . th . [ i . e . 1515 ...
... head and feet are two pixes or taber- nacles , beneath one of which is the follow- ing inscription : - .. f John gyua late Eremongr . of london and Elizabeth hys wyffe , wythe whos ' . good thys cloth was . made ih . th . [ i . e . 1515 ...
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... heads of such of the most worship- ful as he thought meet , " - during which " assay , " we may be sure , no little jesting and personal banter arose ; and at last he set it upon his own head , saying probably that it fitted no one so ...
... heads of such of the most worship- ful as he thought meet , " - during which " assay , " we may be sure , no little jesting and personal banter arose ; and at last he set it upon his own head , saying probably that it fitted no one so ...
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