Pleasant Days in Pleasant PlacesHardwicke & Bogue, 1879 - 293 pages |
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... England . That grove of elms surrounds Dorney Court , a picturesque and peaceful country mansion , mainly built of timber - such a house as one would scarcely expect to find within little more than twenty miles of the metropolis ; for ...
... England . That grove of elms surrounds Dorney Court , a picturesque and peaceful country mansion , mainly built of timber - such a house as one would scarcely expect to find within little more than twenty miles of the metropolis ; for ...
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... England . If I mistake not , there is still to be seen at Hampton Court , or at one of the other Royal palaces , a picture of the gardener of Dorney Court presenting the first pine , on bended knee , with great state and ceremonial , to ...
... England . If I mistake not , there is still to be seen at Hampton Court , or at one of the other Royal palaces , a picture of the gardener of Dorney Court presenting the first pine , on bended knee , with great state and ceremonial , to ...
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... England own that it is a difficult task to find the equals , much more the superiors , of the beeches of Burnham . Mr. Charles Knight , in his interesting work on ' The Land We Live In , ' thus describes them : - ' In Windsor Forest ...
... England own that it is a difficult task to find the equals , much more the superiors , of the beeches of Burnham . Mr. Charles Knight , in his interesting work on ' The Land We Live In , ' thus describes them : - ' In Windsor Forest ...
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... England from Flanders after his stolen marriage ; and here , therefore , we may imagine , without the risk of being too hasty in our inferences , that he spent the greater part of his honeymoon . Our read- ers will probably remember ...
... England from Flanders after his stolen marriage ; and here , therefore , we may imagine , without the risk of being too hasty in our inferences , that he spent the greater part of his honeymoon . Our read- ers will probably remember ...
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... England , in spring or summer , autumn or winter , few are fairer than the Isle of Wight and in that lovely island a traveller might walk hither and thither for many a long day before he could find out a spot more delicious than Shank ...
... England , in spring or summer , autumn or winter , few are fairer than the Isle of Wight and in that lovely island a traveller might walk hither and thither for many a long day before he could find out a spot more delicious than Shank ...
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