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64 STUDIES by a RECLUSE : in Cloister , Town , and Country . By Rev. AUGUSTUS JESSOPP , D.D. , Author of The Trials of a Country Parson , ' & c . Illustrated . 8vo , cloth , 7s . 6d . Very charming and instructive .
64 STUDIES by a RECLUSE : in Cloister , Town , and Country . By Rev. AUGUSTUS JESSOPP , D.D. , Author of The Trials of a Country Parson , ' & c . Illustrated . 8vo , cloth , 7s . 6d . Very charming and instructive .
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About March , 1830 , known as the Prince of Wales's ) , when an extrava- he started in business as a jeweller at 99 , Quad - ganza called ' The Town , ' and a farce entitled ' The rant , Regent Street ; but on Dec.
About March , 1830 , known as the Prince of Wales's ) , when an extrava- he started in business as a jeweller at 99 , Quad - ganza called ' The Town , ' and a farce entitled ' The rant , Regent Street ; but on Dec.
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Would you kindly give me some information about the Blow family prior to the year 1694 , at which time they came to Belfast to start the printing trade in that town ? I believe they came from either Fife or Perthshire .
Would you kindly give me some information about the Blow family prior to the year 1694 , at which time they came to Belfast to start the printing trade in that town ? I believe they came from either Fife or Perthshire .
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It appears certain that the town was founded in 1571 by Legaspi , the Spanish commandant . This applies to what is now called old Manila , meaning the fort or garrison town . The suburb , called Binondo ...
It appears certain that the town was founded in 1571 by Legaspi , the Spanish commandant . This applies to what is now called old Manila , meaning the fort or garrison town . The suburb , called Binondo ...
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ALLEN'S STRONG DRESS BASKETS , a Second - hand Booksellers , PURCHASE LIBRARIES , or Smaller Col- lections of Books , in town or country , and give the utmost value in cash also value for Probate . Experienced valuers promptly sent .
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