The Dover Road: Annals of an Ancient TurnpikeC. Palmer, 1895 - 257 páginas |
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... stood suburban turnpikes , eloquent more of the country than of town , long lines of streets rear lofty houses to the skies ; while old - time villages have been embraced within PREFACE xi the octopus - arms of London , to X PREFACE.
... stood suburban turnpikes , eloquent more of the country than of town , long lines of streets rear lofty houses to the skies ; while old - time villages have been embraced within PREFACE xi the octopus - arms of London , to X PREFACE.
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... stood firmly centuries of storms and floods , and all the attacks of rebels from Norman to late Tudor times . career was closed on the 1st of August , 1831 , when the new bridge , that had taken seven years in the building , was opened ...
... stood firmly centuries of storms and floods , and all the attacks of rebels from Norman to late Tudor times . career was closed on the 1st of August , 1831 , when the new bridge , that had taken seven years in the building , was opened ...
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... stood close by . In 1307 did the Abbot of Hyde build the " Tabard , ” and Chaucer gave it immortality in 1383. At that time the landlord was the Harry Bailly of the " Canterbury Tales " ; a real person , probably an intimate friend of ...
... stood close by . In 1307 did the Abbot of Hyde build the " Tabard , ” and Chaucer gave it immortality in 1383. At that time the landlord was the Harry Bailly of the " Canterbury Tales " ; a real person , probably an intimate friend of ...
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... stood until 1870 on the site of the older building , and was itself so venerable that many good folks were used to believe it to have been the veritable house where those old - time pilgrims lay before setting out on their journey . To ...
... stood until 1870 on the site of the older building , and was itself so venerable that many good folks were used to believe it to have been the veritable house where those old - time pilgrims lay before setting out on their journey . To ...
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... stood where the " Marquis of Granby " occupies the junction of the Deptford and Lewisham roads , they found themselves in the country , with Deptford , a busy but small and compact place , yet some distance ahead . Also , they had ...
... stood where the " Marquis of Granby " occupies the junction of the Deptford and Lewisham roads , they found themselves in the country , with Deptford , a busy but small and compact place , yet some distance ahead . Also , they had ...
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