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4 :- " In Welsh this flower [ foxglove ] is called by the beautiful name of maneg ellyllon , or the fairies ' glove . Now , in the days of our ancestors , as every one knowe , these little elves were called in English ' the good folks .
4 :- " In Welsh this flower [ foxglove ] is called by the beautiful name of maneg ellyllon , or the fairies ' glove . Now , in the days of our ancestors , as every one knowe , these little elves were called in English ' the good folks .
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We have bundreds called Barstaple and Thurstable in Essex , and one called Staple in Sussex . There are seven places called Stapleton ; but as none of them is a market town , they were probably merely farmsteads marked by a post ...
We have bundreds called Barstaple and Thurstable in Essex , and one called Staple in Sussex . There are seven places called Stapleton ; but as none of them is a market town , they were probably merely farmsteads marked by a post ...
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Laefresmere occurs , which may be identified with the place afterwards known as Lavermere or Lauermere , now called Larmer , which is situated close to Rushmore ( formerly written Ryshmere ) , the seat of General Pitt Rivers .
Laefresmere occurs , which may be identified with the place afterwards known as Lavermere or Lauermere , now called Larmer , which is situated close to Rushmore ( formerly written Ryshmere ) , the seat of General Pitt Rivers .
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