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... Hutton , 1 a friend of his later years . At this time England was dominantly rural , and practically all industrial processes were carried on in rural villages ; " the weaver , or spinner , or maker of nails , was at one and the same ...
... Hutton , 1 a friend of his later years . At this time England was dominantly rural , and practically all industrial processes were carried on in rural villages ; " the weaver , or spinner , or maker of nails , was at one and the same ...
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... Hutton records the circumstances as follows : " The scene of action pitched upon was the barn and the young Swinfield was to act the devil or ghost , who being concealed under some straw in a corner of the barn , was , at a signal given ...
... Hutton records the circumstances as follows : " The scene of action pitched upon was the barn and the young Swinfield was to act the devil or ghost , who being concealed under some straw in a corner of the barn , was , at a signal given ...
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... Hutton's description of Simpson as a mild tempered man is difficult to reconcile with the many disputes he had throughout his life ; and a great deal of what Hutton has to say about Simp- son's teaching at Woolwich was a repetition of ...
... Hutton's description of Simpson as a mild tempered man is difficult to reconcile with the many disputes he had throughout his life ; and a great deal of what Hutton has to say about Simp- son's teaching at Woolwich was a repetition of ...
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