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... doubt true enough that , in order to please the taste of the age in which he wrote , he em- bellishes his narrative with much that is ridi- culous . But there may be truth at the bottom for all that . Mr. C. H. Pearson ( Early and ...
... doubt true enough that , in order to please the taste of the age in which he wrote , he em- bellishes his narrative with much that is ridi- culous . But there may be truth at the bottom for all that . Mr. C. H. Pearson ( Early and ...
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... doubt that many readers of " N. & Q. " are acquainted with stories of this kind , and I shall feel deeply obliged to any one who communicates with me ( in confidence ) upon the subject . I may here worth dozens of hearsays . add that ...
... doubt that many readers of " N. & Q. " are acquainted with stories of this kind , and I shall feel deeply obliged to any one who communicates with me ( in confidence ) upon the subject . I may here worth dozens of hearsays . add that ...
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... doubt that the well - known song of " The Vicar of Bray " was not the first song - satire on the changeful parson . I extract a verse or two of " The Turncoat " : - " I loved no king since forty - one , When prelacy went down ( sirs ) ...
... doubt that the well - known song of " The Vicar of Bray " was not the first song - satire on the changeful parson . I extract a verse or two of " The Turncoat " : - " I loved no king since forty - one , When prelacy went down ( sirs ) ...
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... doubt , able to do a little busi- ness by reading a horoscope or revealing a destiny . They use the Romany tschib or language among themselves , but do not seem to attach any importance to their chil- dren learning it , except so far as ...
... doubt , able to do a little busi- ness by reading a horoscope or revealing a destiny . They use the Romany tschib or language among themselves , but do not seem to attach any importance to their chil- dren learning it , except so far as ...
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... doubt as to the authenticity and genuineness of the " Blue Boy " in the possession of the Marquis of Westminster . The first Earl Grosvenor , who is stated by Ful- cher to have purchased the picture from Hoppner , died in 1802 , so that ...
... doubt as to the authenticity and genuineness of the " Blue Boy " in the possession of the Marquis of Westminster . The first Earl Grosvenor , who is stated by Ful- cher to have purchased the picture from Hoppner , died in 1802 , so that ...
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