Yorkshire Notes and Queries, Volumes 1-2editor, 1888 - Folklore |
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... means see her , ' answered they , She is newly married ! ' tis her wedding day . ' Married ! ' the feigned beggarman replied , Then I'll not go till I have seen the bride , ' Then towards the dining - room his course he bent ; The ...
... means see her , ' answered they , She is newly married ! ' tis her wedding day . ' Married ! ' the feigned beggarman replied , Then I'll not go till I have seen the bride , ' Then towards the dining - room his course he bent ; The ...
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... means to either beg or steal the bride . ' ' No , no , ' says he , ' I mean to claim her as my own . ' He smil'd , and then he did himself make known ; Saying , William Wentworth Blackett is my name . For my long absence I am much to ...
... means to either beg or steal the bride . ' ' No , no , ' says he , ' I mean to claim her as my own . ' He smil'd , and then he did himself make known ; Saying , William Wentworth Blackett is my name . For my long absence I am much to ...
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... means for defraying the cost of this addition to the meeting house . Those Friends who had timber on their estates were requested to contribute a sufficient quantity of oak for the erection of a gallery , and those who had none to cart ...
... means for defraying the cost of this addition to the meeting house . Those Friends who had timber on their estates were requested to contribute a sufficient quantity of oak for the erection of a gallery , and those who had none to cart ...
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... means to them and their successors for ever to the use of the City aforesaid without the impeachment of us our heirs and successors or of either or any of the officers or ministers of us our heirs and successors whatsoever , all and ...
... means to them and their successors for ever to the use of the City aforesaid without the impeachment of us our heirs and successors or of either or any of the officers or ministers of us our heirs and successors whatsoever , all and ...
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... means any Charter or letters patent of the aforesaid King James late King of England our father or any other of our progenitors or predecessors late Kings or Queens of England or any of them in whatsoever manner granted & c . 34 Charles ...
... means any Charter or letters patent of the aforesaid King James late King of England our father or any other of our progenitors or predecessors late Kings or Queens of England or any of them in whatsoever manner granted & c . 34 Charles ...
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