A Tour in a Phaeton Through the Eastern CountiesRichard Bentley & Son, 1889 - 403 psl. |
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... took , it be necessary to hire a horse and con- veyance , it must be remembered that the cost of hiring would include all travelling expenses ; one gets , too , such a continuous enjoyment from an outing of this kind , such a constant ...
... took , it be necessary to hire a horse and con- veyance , it must be remembered that the cost of hiring would include all travelling expenses ; one gets , too , such a continuous enjoyment from an outing of this kind , such a constant ...
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... took the journey herein related ; a month , speaking gene- rally , of blue skies , of fleecy summer clouds and softened sunshine , for then there is no disagreeable glare of light , nor is the heat too great for outdoor enjoyment . A ...
... took the journey herein related ; a month , speaking gene- rally , of blue skies , of fleecy summer clouds and softened sunshine , for then there is no disagreeable glare of light , nor is the heat too great for outdoor enjoyment . A ...
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... took us to the Langdon Hills , the ' Highlands of Essex ' ( of which more anon ) , and we left that county by a steep hill on the top of which was a prominent notice board with the following warning To bicyclists . - This hill is ...
... took us to the Langdon Hills , the ' Highlands of Essex ' ( of which more anon ) , and we left that county by a steep hill on the top of which was a prominent notice board with the following warning To bicyclists . - This hill is ...
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... took us to the Langdon Hills , a spot seemingly much out of the world ; so primitive the village of that name , so unsophisticated the people , we felt that both it and they might be leagues away in some untravelled corner of the ...
... took us to the Langdon Hills , a spot seemingly much out of the world ; so primitive the village of that name , so unsophisticated the people , we felt that both it and they might be leagues away in some untravelled corner of the ...
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... took their pleasures sadly . ' In times past then , when travelling Englishmen knew more of their own country than they do now , the view from the Langdon Hills was often stated to be the finest in England . ' That ex- perienced ...
... took their pleasures sadly . ' In times past then , when travelling Englishmen knew more of their own country than they do now , the view from the Langdon Hills was often stated to be the finest in England . ' That ex- perienced ...
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