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Page 272
... Fair kept , called Vanity - Fair . It is kept all the Year long : it beareth the name of Vanity - Fair , because the Town where it is kept , is lighter than Vanity ; and also , because all that is there sold , or that cometh thither ...
... Fair kept , called Vanity - Fair . It is kept all the Year long : it beareth the name of Vanity - Fair , because the Town where it is kept , is lighter than Vanity ; and also , because all that is there sold , or that cometh thither ...
Page 273
... Fair , so the Ware of Rome and her Merchandize is greatly promoted in this Fair : Only our English Nation , with some others , have taken a dislike thereat . Now , as I said , the way to the Celestial City lies just through this Town ...
... Fair , so the Ware of Rome and her Merchandize is greatly promoted in this Fair : Only our English Nation , with some others , have taken a dislike thereat . Now , as I said , the way to the Celestial City lies just through this Town ...
Page 274
... Fair . Well , so they did ; but behold , even as they entered into the Fair , all the people in the Fair were moved , and the Town itself as it were in a Hubbub about them ; and that for several reasons : For , First , The Pilgrims were ...
... Fair . Well , so they did ; but behold , even as they entered into the Fair , all the people in the Fair were moved , and the Town itself as it were in a Hubbub about them ; and that for several reasons : For , First , The Pilgrims were ...
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