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Page 68
(For the Mirror.) Edward Rose, who died at Barnes, bequeathed an annual
amount of 20/. to the parish, on condition that rose-trees should be planted round
his tomb. Vide Crofton Croker. Ar ! o'er them shall the soft wind blow, And kiss
their ...
(For the Mirror.) Edward Rose, who died at Barnes, bequeathed an annual
amount of 20/. to the parish, on condition that rose-trees should be planted round
his tomb. Vide Crofton Croker. Ar ! o'er them shall the soft wind blow, And kiss
their ...
Page 245
... 25 ; Elizabeth, 62 ; and James the First, 27- P. T. W. ANCIENT BOROUGH OF
LYD- FORD. (For the Mirror.) Ltd ford is a poor, decayed village, consisting of
ragged cottages, situated about seven miles from the north of Tavistock,
Devonshire.
... 25 ; Elizabeth, 62 ; and James the First, 27- P. T. W. ANCIENT BOROUGH OF
LYD- FORD. (For the Mirror.) Ltd ford is a poor, decayed village, consisting of
ragged cottages, situated about seven miles from the north of Tavistock,
Devonshire.
Page 300
The Mirror's able correspondent Vv- vyan has, in vol. xii. p. 408, noticed the
connexion between the German Peter Klaus and Emperor Barbarossa, with the
oriental Seven Sleepers and the American Rip Von Winkle. We may add, that
there is ...
The Mirror's able correspondent Vv- vyan has, in vol. xii. p. 408, noticed the
connexion between the German Peter Klaus and Emperor Barbarossa, with the
oriental Seven Sleepers and the American Rip Von Winkle. We may add, that
there is ...
Page 355
Lincoln, and Foxley, Co. Wilts, Recorder of Nottingham, F. R. S. A. ; was born
November 23, 1773, succeeded to the title in 1774 ; married, 1 797, Elizabeth, a
daughter of Richard Vassal, Esq. CHARACTER OF A GOOD ALBUM. (For the
Mirror.) ...
Lincoln, and Foxley, Co. Wilts, Recorder of Nottingham, F. R. S. A. ; was born
November 23, 1773, succeeded to the title in 1774 ; married, 1 797, Elizabeth, a
daughter of Richard Vassal, Esq. CHARACTER OF A GOOD ALBUM. (For the
Mirror.) ...
Page 404
(For the Mirror.) Upon the silent grassy bed, Shell maiden's tears at eve be shed,
And friendship's self shall often there Heave the sigh, and breathe the pray'r.
Young flowers of spring around shall bloom, And summer's roses deck thy tomb.
(For the Mirror.) Upon the silent grassy bed, Shell maiden's tears at eve be shed,
And friendship's self shall often there Heave the sigh, and breathe the pray'r.
Young flowers of spring around shall bloom, And summer's roses deck thy tomb.
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