Hutspot: A Tale for the Nineteenth CenturyLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 416 pages |
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... College of the first University in the world ; and immediately over- looked the noblest street in England , just where it meanders in its broadest and handsomest curve , through the venerable towers which sur- round it Hutspot . 3.
... College of the first University in the world ; and immediately over- looked the noblest street in England , just where it meanders in its broadest and handsomest curve , through the venerable towers which sur- round it Hutspot . 3.
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... College . " What are the young men about ? I suppose it is another noisy supper party at some undergraduate's rooms ; these tumultuous meet- ings are really becoming so frequent they must be put down . " " I quite agree with you ...
... College . " What are the young men about ? I suppose it is another noisy supper party at some undergraduate's rooms ; these tumultuous meet- ings are really becoming so frequent they must be put down . " " I quite agree with you ...
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... College authorities , that Mr. Knox , who already had his hand on the door , paused ; and finally retraced his steps to the fire - place ; where , thrusting his thumbs into the respective arm - holes of his waistcoat , he planted ...
... College authorities , that Mr. Knox , who already had his hand on the door , paused ; and finally retraced his steps to the fire - place ; where , thrusting his thumbs into the respective arm - holes of his waistcoat , he planted ...
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... College clock beat the first stroke of twelve , Stirling's rooms were cleared of his company . And presently after wakeful Don , and slumber - loving undergraduate , yielded to the general repose ; and the gray walls of the quaint old ...
... College clock beat the first stroke of twelve , Stirling's rooms were cleared of his company . And presently after wakeful Don , and slumber - loving undergraduate , yielded to the general repose ; and the gray walls of the quaint old ...
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... College of Heralds . They had eventually settled in West Sussex , where a very considerable pro- perty had , for upwards of two centuries , been transmitted from father to son in an unbroken course of succession . The history of Sir Mar ...
... College of Heralds . They had eventually settled in West Sussex , where a very considerable pro- perty had , for upwards of two centuries , been transmitted from father to son in an unbroken course of succession . The history of Sir Mar ...
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