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... land hems in his clearing , and this too calls him master . He is wont to boast that he has more land enclosed within a ring - fence than any man in the county ; and he boasts still louder that it is all the fruit of his own industry ...
... land hems in his clearing , and this too calls him master . He is wont to boast that he has more land enclosed within a ring - fence than any man in the county ; and he boasts still louder that it is all the fruit of his own industry ...
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... land ; but with the instinct of self- defence he turned upon Avenard , and urged his horse forward with the spur . The ani- mal was heavy and powerful , and easily rode down the other , which was of lighter make ; and Avenard , unhorsed ...
... land ; but with the instinct of self- defence he turned upon Avenard , and urged his horse forward with the spur . The ani- mal was heavy and powerful , and easily rode down the other , which was of lighter make ; and Avenard , unhorsed ...
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... land with his wages , and assumed the position of country neighbour , instead of that of faithful do- mestic . However , as the newly - married couple were living quite near them , they still had the benefit of their occasional ser ...
... land with his wages , and assumed the position of country neighbour , instead of that of faithful do- mestic . However , as the newly - married couple were living quite near them , they still had the benefit of their occasional ser ...
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... land of true liberty and equality . If I have at times wished for a little more deference in the manners of the lower classes , I have found even more worth and dignity in the higher walks of life than I had anticipated . The difficulty ...
... land of true liberty and equality . If I have at times wished for a little more deference in the manners of the lower classes , I have found even more worth and dignity in the higher walks of life than I had anticipated . The difficulty ...
Page 111
... lands which I bought at a large additional cost , in consideration of their being broken up and planted , wear , at pre- sent , an appearance very little promising as to the approaching harvest . Wide strips of unbroken soil intervene ...
... lands which I bought at a large additional cost , in consideration of their being broken up and planted , wear , at pre- sent , an appearance very little promising as to the approaching harvest . Wide strips of unbroken soil intervene ...
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| Title | Forest Life, Volume 2 Forest Life, Caroline Matilda Kirkland Volume 2 of Forest life, by the author of 'A new home', Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Author | Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 484 pages |
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