Passages from the auto-biography of a 'man of Kent' [R. Cowtan] ed. by Reginald Fitz-Roy Stanley1866 |
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... reader . Some account of the writer , in addition to that which he has himself supplied , may not be out of place here , and will moreover enable the reader to form a better conception of the idiosyncrasies of the " Man of Kent . " X ...
... reader . Some account of the writer , in addition to that which he has himself supplied , may not be out of place here , and will moreover enable the reader to form a better conception of the idiosyncrasies of the " Man of Kent . " X ...
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... Reading Aloud , with Illustrations from the Throne , the Senate , the Pulpit , the Poets , and the Bar , " before a large gathering , when he succeeded beyond the expec- tations of his friends . The " Man of Kent " is endowed with ...
... Reading Aloud , with Illustrations from the Throne , the Senate , the Pulpit , the Poets , and the Bar , " before a large gathering , when he succeeded beyond the expec- tations of his friends . The " Man of Kent " is endowed with ...
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... readers who are acquainted with Canterbury know that the neighbourhood abounds in picturesque scenery ; and well do I now remember many of the beautiful walks with my father and brothers on those happy Sundays . My youngest brother ...
... readers who are acquainted with Canterbury know that the neighbourhood abounds in picturesque scenery ; and well do I now remember many of the beautiful walks with my father and brothers on those happy Sundays . My youngest brother ...
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... readers that in what are called " the good old times , " that city was the metropolis of the kings of Kent . The learned tell us that Canterbury is derived from Durwhern ( Dur - Gwern , river of marshes , mead , or alders ) , latinised ...
... readers that in what are called " the good old times , " that city was the metropolis of the kings of Kent . The learned tell us that Canterbury is derived from Durwhern ( Dur - Gwern , river of marshes , mead , or alders ) , latinised ...
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... reading aloud the Scriptures , learning the collect for the day , and never omitting the catechism , every part of which is fresh in my recollection to this day . Sometimes my dear mother would read to us a chapter from " The Whole Duty ...
... reading aloud the Scriptures , learning the collect for the day , and never omitting the catechism , every part of which is fresh in my recollection to this day . Sometimes my dear mother would read to us a chapter from " The Whole Duty ...
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