My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... Welsh rivers down to the present day . There is probably no other type of vessel now in existence which has remained unchanged for so long a period . But the chief attraction of the river to us children was the opportunity it afforded ...
... Welsh rivers down to the present day . There is probably no other type of vessel now in existence which has remained unchanged for so long a period . But the chief attraction of the river to us children was the opportunity it afforded ...
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... my long hair was of a very light flaxen tint , so that I was generally spoken of among the Welsh - speaking country people as the " little Saxon . " CHAPTER III HERTFORD : THE HOME OF MY BOYHOOD My II ] 29 USK : MY EARLIEST MEMORIES.
... my long hair was of a very light flaxen tint , so that I was generally spoken of among the Welsh - speaking country people as the " little Saxon . " CHAPTER III HERTFORD : THE HOME OF MY BOYHOOD My II ] 29 USK : MY EARLIEST MEMORIES.
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... Welsh village . The lower one is a small and lonely chapel in a remote part of the parish , to which the local builder has given character , while the dreary surroundings are well indicated in the sketch . When we had finished at ...
... Welsh village . The lower one is a small and lonely chapel in a remote part of the parish , to which the local builder has given character , while the dreary surroundings are well indicated in the sketch . When we had finished at ...
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... Welsh or West of England people , and there was little accommodation for visitors , except in the small hotel where we lodged . One of our great luxuries here was the Welsh mutton fed on the neighbouring mountains , so small that a hind ...
... Welsh or West of England people , and there was little accommodation for visitors , except in the small hotel where we lodged . One of our great luxuries here was the Welsh mutton fed on the neighbouring mountains , so small that a hind ...
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... Welsh leg of mutton before . Certainly I shall never forget that first Welsh leg of mutton which I tasted , rich but delicate , replete with juices derived from the aromatic herbs of the noble Berwyn mountain , cooked to a turn , and ...
... Welsh leg of mutton before . Certainly I shall never forget that first Welsh leg of mutton which I tasted , rich but delicate , replete with juices derived from the aromatic herbs of the noble Berwyn mountain , cooked to a turn , and ...
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