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... famous historian - and Minister of Education - the Rt . Hon . H. A. L. Fisher is one ; and Matthew Arnold , who had the highest brow of any of our poets , is another . Fisher , who quotes Arnold , has made the happy point that it is the ...
... famous historian - and Minister of Education - the Rt . Hon . H. A. L. Fisher is one ; and Matthew Arnold , who had the highest brow of any of our poets , is another . Fisher , who quotes Arnold , has made the happy point that it is the ...
Page 248
... famous garden at Chelsea was founded by the Company of Apothecaries . These physic gardens were of great utility in pro- moting the study of botany and of medicine throughout Europe . But as the knowledge of science increased , the gulf ...
... famous garden at Chelsea was founded by the Company of Apothecaries . These physic gardens were of great utility in pro- moting the study of botany and of medicine throughout Europe . But as the knowledge of science increased , the gulf ...
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... famous for ' a bonny ivy tree ' as well as an oak , partly because it was as fond of port wine as any of the fellows . A humorous account of the thirst of these ivy roots has been given by Mr. Günther , a singularly accurate and ...
... famous for ' a bonny ivy tree ' as well as an oak , partly because it was as fond of port wine as any of the fellows . A humorous account of the thirst of these ivy roots has been given by Mr. Günther , a singularly accurate and ...
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