Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 24Devonshire Press, 1892 List of members in each volume. |
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Page 31
... probably very imperfectly observed ; and the same may be said of that curious Act of Elizabeth , which , I believe , was not repealed until the year 1775 , prohibiting the erection of a cottage in any part of the country , unless at ...
... probably very imperfectly observed ; and the same may be said of that curious Act of Elizabeth , which , I believe , was not repealed until the year 1775 , prohibiting the erection of a cottage in any part of the country , unless at ...
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... Probably they are somewhat exaggerated ; and the other " privileges " of the agricultural labourer have increased rather than diminished . The discoveries of science , and the facilities of communica- tion , have alleviated his lot , as ...
... Probably they are somewhat exaggerated ; and the other " privileges " of the agricultural labourer have increased rather than diminished . The discoveries of science , and the facilities of communica- tion , have alleviated his lot , as ...
Page 46
... probably be best remembered as a Master of Foxhounds . The pack he owned was originally known as Tiverton Foxhounds , supported by subscriptions , and he was one of the leading supporters . In 1866 Mr. Rayer took charge of the pack and ...
... probably be best remembered as a Master of Foxhounds . The pack he owned was originally known as Tiverton Foxhounds , supported by subscriptions , and he was one of the leading supporters . In 1866 Mr. Rayer took charge of the pack and ...
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... probably all above the class of day - labourer were included . Several are excused on the ground of poverty . Another portion of these MSS . , a paper roll of ten pieces , is imperfect . It comprised the Hundreds of Exminster and ...
... probably all above the class of day - labourer were included . Several are excused on the ground of poverty . Another portion of these MSS . , a paper roll of ten pieces , is imperfect . It comprised the Hundreds of Exminster and ...
Page 74
... probably speaks the truth . It is the same with country life ; he has none of the deep respect for the peasant's healthy and thrifty life which lies at the bottom of Virgil and Horace and Wordsworth's work . He has plenty of antiquarian ...
... probably speaks the truth . It is the same with country life ; he has none of the deep respect for the peasant's healthy and thrifty life which lies at the bottom of Virgil and Horace and Wordsworth's work . He has plenty of antiquarian ...
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