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Page 124
... called by other names , horn- gig , horn - bat , battledore - book , absey - book , etc .; and in Dutch it was the a - b - boordje . They were worked in needlework , and written in ink , and stamped on tin and carved in wood , as well ...
... called by other names , horn- gig , horn - bat , battledore - book , absey - book , etc .; and in Dutch it was the a - b - boordje . They were worked in needlework , and written in ink , and stamped on tin and carved in wood , as well ...
Page 131
... called in contrast to the catechism in use in England called The Careful Father and Pious Child , which had twelve hundred questions with answers . The Shorter Catechism had but a hundred and seven questions , though some of the answers ...
... called in contrast to the catechism in use in England called The Careful Father and Pious Child , which had twelve hundred questions with answers . The Shorter Catechism had but a hundred and seven questions , though some of the answers ...
Page 314
... called " perambulating the bounds , " and the surveyors who took charge were called " perambulators or " boundsgoers . " " " To either man or boy of to - day or any day it would seem an absurdity to name hunting and fish- ing in a ...
... called " perambulating the bounds , " and the surveyors who took charge were called " perambulators or " boundsgoers . " " " To either man or boy of to - day or any day it would seem an absurdity to name hunting and fish- ing in a ...
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