The Stranger in France: Or, A Tour from Devonshire to Paris |
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... observation very natural to persons in our si- tuation , occurred to me all the way , viz . that the shores seemed to be too far distant from each other , and that had there been less water , the NETLEY ABBEY . scenery would have been ...
... observation very natural to persons in our si- tuation , occurred to me all the way , viz . that the shores seemed to be too far distant from each other , and that had there been less water , the NETLEY ABBEY . scenery would have been ...
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... observe , that the site of this romantic abode was granted by Henry VIII . , in 1537 , to a sir William Paulet , and that after having had many merry monks for its masters , who , no doubt , performed their matutina laudes and nocturna ...
... observe , that the site of this romantic abode was granted by Henry VIII . , in 1537 , to a sir William Paulet , and that after having had many merry monks for its masters , who , no doubt , performed their matutina laudes and nocturna ...
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... observed to eat very little ; upon being pressed to enlarge his meal , this amiable man said , with tears starting in his eyes , " Alas ! I have no appetite ; a very " short time will bring me amongst the scenes of my nativity , my ...
... observed to eat very little ; upon being pressed to enlarge his meal , this amiable man said , with tears starting in his eyes , " Alas ! I have no appetite ; a very " short time will bring me amongst the scenes of my nativity , my ...
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... observed , that they have proved themselves worthy of being received into such a sanctuary . Our country has enjoyed the benefit of their unblemished morals , and their mild , polite , and unassuming manners , and wherever destiny has ...
... observed , that they have proved themselves worthy of being received into such a sanctuary . Our country has enjoyed the benefit of their unblemished morals , and their mild , polite , and unassuming manners , and wherever destiny has ...
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... observe that the people offered them neither violence nor insult . They were received with a sullen silence , and a lane was made for them to pass into the town . The poor old clergy- man , who had survived the passage , was left on ...
... observe that the people offered them neither violence nor insult . They were received with a sullen silence , and a lane was made for them to pass into the town . The poor old clergy- man , who had survived the passage , was left on ...
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