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Page 293
... carried them to the well , and there filled some bottles of water to carry home with me ; and there I talked with the two women that farm the well , at £ 12 per annum , of the lord of the manor . Here W. Hewer's horse broke loose , and ...
... carried them to the well , and there filled some bottles of water to carry home with me ; and there I talked with the two women that farm the well , at £ 12 per annum , of the lord of the manor . Here W. Hewer's horse broke loose , and ...
Page 326
... carry it in my hand ; then I found a dirty linen rag in the street , and I took that up , and wrapped it all together , and carried it in that a good way . I have often since heard people say , when they have been talking of money that ...
... carry it in my hand ; then I found a dirty linen rag in the street , and I took that up , and wrapped it all together , and carried it in that a good way . I have often since heard people say , when they have been talking of money that ...
Page 870
... carried in their little houses on the shoulders of white - clad youths , who were under- stood to proceed to this office in perfect temperance , as pure in soul and body as the air they breathed in the firm weather of that early summer ...
... carried in their little houses on the shoulders of white - clad youths , who were under- stood to proceed to this office in perfect temperance , as pure in soul and body as the air they breathed in the firm weather of that early summer ...
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