Glimpses of Nature, and Objects of Interest Described, During a Visit to the Isle of Wight |
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... our attention excited by what passes around us . I remember , when I was a child , reading a tale called " Eyes and No Eyes , " which made a deep impression on my mind ; and which has been the means of pro- iv PREFACE .
... our attention excited by what passes around us . I remember , when I was a child , reading a tale called " Eyes and No Eyes , " which made a deep impression on my mind ; and which has been the means of pro- iv PREFACE .
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... remember that the gates in York are called bars but mamma , what are those curious figures in front ? ” 66 : They are said to be the figures of a knight , re- nowned in romance , called Sir Bevis , of Hampton , and of Ascabart , a giant ...
... remember that the gates in York are called bars but mamma , what are those curious figures in front ? ” 66 : They are said to be the figures of a knight , re- nowned in romance , called Sir Bevis , of Hampton , and of Ascabart , a giant ...
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... remember , mamma , you told me all about that curious shell - fish long ago ; and that the piles are now obliged to be covered with nails driven into them , to prevent them from being bored through : but I never saw any of the piles ...
... remember , mamma , you told me all about that curious shell - fish long ago ; and that the piles are now obliged to be covered with nails driven into them , to prevent them from being bored through : but I never saw any of the piles ...
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... remember , when travelling in the Highlands , hearing many strange stories about them . " While they were conversing in this manner , the steam - boat made rapid progress , and they now ap- proached Calshot Castle , a fort situated on a ...
... remember , when travelling in the Highlands , hearing many strange stories about them . " While they were conversing in this manner , the steam - boat made rapid progress , and they now ap- proached Calshot Castle , a fort situated on a ...
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... remember the little things , that looked like little leather purses , that we used to find among the sea - weed at Brighton ? " " Oh yes ! the fishermen called them skate bar- rows ; but you told me they were the eggs of the skate ...
... remember the little things , that looked like little leather purses , that we used to find among the sea - weed at Brighton ? " " Oh yes ! the fishermen called them skate bar- rows ; but you told me they were the eggs of the skate ...
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