The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de - hoyhood to manhood in the interval between the The Personal Life of Wellington . 5.
... ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de - hoyhood to manhood in the interval between the The Personal Life of Wellington . 5.
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... ancient Steelyard . It is scarcely necessary to point out the striking contrast presented by the England of to - day with the England of a few centuries ago . We have long since ceased to depend upon foreign skill , and have now quite ...
... ancient Steelyard . It is scarcely necessary to point out the striking contrast presented by the England of to - day with the England of a few centuries ago . We have long since ceased to depend upon foreign skill , and have now quite ...
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... theory of antiquarians , that the age of Bronze preceded that of Iron . The ancient Egyptians appear to have been familiar with * Livingstone's ' Africa , ' 650 . the the use of both metals . Mr. Rhind found in Iron and Steel . 75.
... theory of antiquarians , that the age of Bronze preceded that of Iron . The ancient Egyptians appear to have been familiar with * Livingstone's ' Africa , ' 650 . the the use of both metals . Mr. Rhind found in Iron and Steel . 75.
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... ancient Britons smelted it after the same primitive methods as those above described ; but if they did , no remnant nor indication of the manufacture has been preserved , as has been the case with the ironwork of Egypt and Assyria . It ...
... ancient Britons smelted it after the same primitive methods as those above described ; but if they did , no remnant nor indication of the manufacture has been preserved , as has been the case with the ironwork of Egypt and Assyria . It ...
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... ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into Scotland and forged into tools and weapons . But in peaceful times the Scotch depended ...
... ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into Scotland and forged into tools and weapons . But in peaceful times the Scotch depended ...
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