My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 14
... carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons which were then very frequent . During the time I was with him we were largely engaged in this kind of work in various parts of England and ...
... carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons which were then very frequent . During the time I was with him we were largely engaged in this kind of work in various parts of England and ...
Page 19
... carrying baskets of flowers , and coming in from various directions , often from many miles distant , adds greatly to the interest of the scene . to be one of the expressions of the idealism and poetry characteristic of most Celtic ...
... carrying baskets of flowers , and coming in from various directions , often from many miles distant , adds greatly to the interest of the scene . to be one of the expressions of the idealism and poetry characteristic of most Celtic ...
Page 21
... carried to and from the river on the owner's back . In those days of scanty population and abundant fish the river was not preserved , and a number of men got their living , or part of it , by supplying the towns with salmon and trout ...
... carried to and from the river on the owner's back . In those days of scanty population and abundant fish the river was not preserved , and a number of men got their living , or part of it , by supplying the towns with salmon and trout ...
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... carrying the wheat up to the stones in a continual stream , the ever - rattling sieves and cloths which sifted out the bran and pollard , and the weird peep into the dark cavern where the great dripping water - wheel went on its ...
... carrying the wheat up to the stones in a continual stream , the ever - rattling sieves and cloths which sifted out the bran and pollard , and the weird peep into the dark cavern where the great dripping water - wheel went on its ...
Page 34
... carried off to pump water to the top of a wooden water - tower to supply part of the town , so that about half a mile from the middle of the town there were four distinct streams side by side , though not parallel , which I remember ...
... carried off to pump water to the top of a wooden water - tower to supply part of the town , so that about half a mile from the middle of the town there were four distinct streams side by side , though not parallel , which I remember ...
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